Art, literature & historyTintoretto
1518–1594
Selected artwork
Virgin from the Annunciation to the Virgin
1560 - 1585
Rijksmuseum
Other names (4)
Il Furioso, Jacopo Comin, Jacopo di Giovanni Battista Robusti, Jacopo Tintoretto
Biography
Jacopo Robusti (late September or early October 1518 – 31 May 1594), best known as Tintoretto ( TIN-tə-RET-oh; Italian: [tintoˈretto]; Venetian: [tiŋtoˈɾeto]), was an Italian Renaissance painter of the Venetian school. His contemporaries both admired and criticised the speed with which he painted and the unprecedented boldness of his brushwork. For his phenomenal energy in painting he was termed il Furioso (Italian for 'the Furious'). His work is characterised by muscular figures, dramatic gestures and bold use of perspective, in the Mannerist style.
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Influenced by
- Titianeditorial inference
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- Michelangelodocumented
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The museum identifies Michelangelo’s figure construction as a model for Tintoretto. The cited museum text was read and supports this relationship.
- Bonifazio Veroneseeditorial inference
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Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- Titiandocumented
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The museum describes Tintoretto combining Titian’s colour with Michelangelo’s muscular figures. The cited museum text was read and supports this relationship.
- Andrea Schiavonedocumented
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The National Gallery of Art identifies Andrea Schiavone among the sources of Tintoretto’s style in the exhibition’s discussion of drawing. The cited museum text was read and supports this relationship.
Later influence
- Michael Damaskinoseditorial inference
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The biography explicitly names the listed painter(s) as an influence; retained as a secondary-source assertion. Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- Orest Kiprenskyeditorial inference
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- John Singer Sargenteditorial inference
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Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- Palma il Giovaneeditorial inference
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Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- Adam Elsheimereditorial inference
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The cited biography explicitly attributes artistic influence or inspiration to the named painter(s); retained as a secondary-source assertion. Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- Ludovico Carraccieditorial inference
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Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- Eugène Delacroixeditorial inference
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Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- Giovanni Battista Tiepoloeditorial inference
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Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- Jacopo Bassanoeditorial inference
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Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- Maerten de Voseditorial inference
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Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- El Grecodocumented
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The Met identifies Tintoretto’s influence in the space, brushwork and lighting of El Greco’s Purification of the Temple (circa 1570). The cited museum text was read and supports this relationship.
- Hans von Aacheneditorial inference
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The biography connects von Aachen's own mannerist technique with his study of Tintoretto. Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- Domenico Tintorettodocumented
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The National Gallery of Art identifies Tintoretto’s influence on Domenico Tintoretto’s drawing style through work with the master. The cited museum text was read and supports this relationship.
- Pietro Faccinieditorial inference
Evidence
The biography identifies Jacopo Tintoretto as an artistic influence on Pietro Faccini. The biography distinguishes Faccini's stylistic sources and Parmigianino's exaggerated forms. Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
Artworks by year
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Museums & collections
Documented holdings of works attributed to Tintoretto. Check the museum’s record for current display information.
- Museo Nacional del Prado20 recorded works
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art6 recorded works
- Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie5 recorded works
- National Gallery4 recorded works
- National Gallery of Art4 recorded works
- Rijksmuseum4 recorded works
- Art Institute of Chicago3 recorded works
- Gallerie dell’Accademia di Venezia3 recorded works
- musée des beaux-arts — Caen1 recorded work
- National Museum in Warsaw1 recorded work
- National Museum of Art of Romania1 recorded work
- National Museum of Serbia1 recorded work
- Pinacoteca di Brera1 recorded work
Sources 10
- Wikidata (CC0)
- Austrian museum collections: independent authority research
- National Gallery of Art
- Museum authority country review
- Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Museum authority country review
- Rijksmuseum: independently verified selected paintings
- Polish museum and gallery creator authorities
- Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)