Tintoretto: Tradition and Identity - Softcover

Nichols, Tom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1861891202 ISBN 13: 9781861891204

Publisher: Reaktion Books, 2004

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

Tom Nichols is Lecturer in the History of Art at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland.

About this edition

• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1861891202
• ISBN 13: 9781861891204
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 324