Research Paper On Tintoretto

Tintoretto’s full name is Jacopo Tintoretto. He was born in Venice in 1518, as the eldest of 21 children. His father was known as Giovanni, who worked as a tintore(dyer). His mother is unknown as Giovanni had been with so many women. The origin of his family has been debated between many studies. Some studies say that his family originated in small towns, such as Tuscan of Lucca, while others say it originated from Brescia. Jacopo got his nickname, Tintoretto because it translate to ‘dyer’s boy’, which associates with the work of his father.
At a young age, Tintoretto loves to paint on the walls of his father. Most of his wall art were of a group of people or figures. His father recognized his talent and sent him to receive teachings from Titian.
Tintoretto went to Titian studio and began to create his own artworks. However, he was sent home by Titan after ten days in the studio for unknown reasons. Some believed that Titan was jealous of the amount of talent within the small hands of Tintoretto, while others think that Tintoretto was unteachable. After Tintoretto was sent home, he began to study many different styles of art from a variety of artists, such as Michelangelo. Then he met Andrea Schiavone and helped him in wall-painting for no pay as a form of practice.
Many of Tintoretto’s work is very religious as he take commissions from churches. Some of his work includes Adam and Eve, The Last Supper, The Origin of the Milky Way, Crucifixion, Presentation of Jesus, Paradise, Creation of Animals, etc. Tintoretto was a religious man and was happy to receive commissions from the Church. In 1550, Tintoretto was married to Faustina de Vescovi, the daughter of a Venetian nobleman. They had a total of seven children, five daughters and two sons. After the completion of his last work, Paradise, he retired. He became a member of the Scuola dei Mercanti, which is a social networking and marital mobility group. Finally in 1594, Tintoretto became sick with fever, headache, stomachache, and insomnia. On May 31 1594, Jacopo Tintoretto died at the age of 76. He was buried in the graveyard of the church of the Madonna dell'Orto.
Painting : Paradise

The painting above is known as Paradise or Il Paradiso.
It is painted by Tintoretto in 1592 as his last final greatest piece of art. In size, Paradise is 74 by 30 square feet, the largest painting done on canvas during his time. In the painting, there are several subjects of many different types of angels and humans, yet the most recognizable one is Jesus and the Virgin in the light. Tintoretto started this commission in 1588. Using oil paint, it took him four years with little help from different people such as his son, Domenico.
In the painting, there are a large group of figures. His use of lightness and darkness help direct viewers to Christ, the savior. Instead of using the vanishing point, like most artist during the Renaissance, he created a vanishing point that bends across his painting. Towards the center of the painting, the figures appear to be smaller, while larger towards the outer frames to create a circular feel. This painting shows us that the Church want people to want to be saved by Christ. Jesus have a considerable space to himself while everyone else is cramped and in need of his saving. Upon finishing, he deemed this as his most wonderful masterpiece before his
retirement.