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Tintoretto Tradition and Identity

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Author(s)	Tom Nichols
Editor	Reaktion Books	Place	London
Year	1999	Pages	324
Measure	23x29 (cm)	Illustration	ill. a colori e b/n n.t. - colors and b/w ills
Binding	cart. edit. ill. colori - Hardcover	Conservazione	Usato ottime condizioni - used very good
Language	Inglese - English text	Weight	1600 (gr)
ISBN	1861890435	EAN-13	9781861890436

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The Venetian painter Jacopo Tintoretto (1518–94) is an ambiguous figure in the history of art. Critics and writers such as Vasari, Ruskin and Sartre all placed him in opposition to the established artistic practice of his time, noting that he had abandoned the values that typified the venerable Venetian Renaissance tradition, even being expelled as an apprentice from the workshop of Titian.

This generously illustrated book offers a long-overdue re-evaluation of Tintoretto. Tom Nichols charts the artist's life and work in the context of Venetian art and the culture of the Cinquecento. He shows how the artist created a new manner of painting, which for all its originality and sophistication made its first appeal to the shared emotions of the widest-possible viewing audience. The book deals extensively with Tintoretto's greatest works, including the paintings at the Scuola di San Rocco in Venice.