Jacopo Robusti[a] (late September or early October 1518 [2] – 31 May 1594), best known as Tintoretto (/ ˌtɪntəˈrɛtoʊ / TIN-tə-RET-oh; Italian: [tintoˈretto], Venetian: [tiŋtoˈɾeto]), was an Italian Renaissance …

Tintoretto (born c. 1518, Venice [Italy]—died May 31, 1594, Venice) was a great Italian Mannerist painter of the Venetian school and one of the most important artists of the late Renaissance.

Jacopo Tintoretto was, along with Titian and Paolo Veronese, one of the three giants of 16th-century Venetian painting. No one else came close to matching the sheer number of pictures he provided for …

Tintoretto was born in Venice in 1518, as the eldest of 21 children. His father, Giovanni, was a dyer, or tintore; hence the son got the nickname of Tintoretto, little dyer, or dyer's boy.

Tintoretto's complex compositions stand in stark contrast to the geometric harmony typical of the Renaissance period. For this reason, the Venetian artist is often associated with the Mannerist style, …

Tintoretto's art is characterised by daring inventiveness in both handling and composition. Most of his paintings are large-scale narratives on canvas, animated by dramatic lighting and gestures.

Tintoretto’s style is usually thought to fall under Mannerism. Also known as the Late Renaissance, this artistic approach emerged in the later years of the Italian High Renaissance, around 1520.

Aug 19, 2025 · Tintoretto was an astute entrepreneur who cultivated his professional artisan identity in a city dominated by the international success of his older contemporary Titian.

Jacopo Tintoretto was born in Venice in 1519, and became the most prolific painter working in the city during the latter part of the 16th century.

Oct 1, 2020 · Tintoretto (c. 1518-1594 CE), real name Jacopo Robusti, was an Italian Renaissance artist who specialised in religious, mythological, and portrait paintings...