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500 Years Of Tintoretto

He was fast, productive, provocative and full of ideas. The Italian Renaissance painter Jacopo Tintoretto wanted to revolutionize painting. His works fascinate the history of art.



His contemporaries were overwhelmed by the idea of images world rich Tintoretto. Giorgio Vasari, the artist, the biographer of the Renaissance, called him “probably the most extraordinary genius” of the painting. “Whimsical, nimble, and bold”: “Tintoretto”, the “Färberlein”. With this artist, the name of the Venetians Jacobo Robusti went down in the history of art. However, the family name is Robusti, “the Resistance”, was just a bestowed Name. The father received him for his courage in the defence of the town. Nevertheless, he corresponded as well to the purposeful character of the small-sized son, whose name was actually Comin.

So little clearly, such as the Name, the date of birth – registration was lost in a fire. On the 29. September 1518, so exactly 500 years ago, it was dated in a long time. Recent research is also of 1519.

The anniversary year with many exhibitions

The Cologne-based Richard Wallraff Museum Museum dedicated to Tintoretto already for the year, an internationally acclaimed special show, turn under the title”A Star was born”, curated by Tintoretto-experts Roland Krischel. Here are some of the early works of Tintoretto were presented in a whole new light.

In the early work of ambition, revolutionary force, and provocation of the spirit” Tintoretto’s are for Krischel “particularly noticeable. The young artist tried, against rivals such as Titian, Bonifacio, or Bassano to enforce. Titian is said to have led the talented apprentice out of fear of competition after a few days from his workshop.

The largest anniversary exhibition is Venice, the city, the Tintoretto of the time life is hardly left and its churches, and palaces house the majority of the works.

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