Tintoretto : tradition and identity / Tom Nichols.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nichols, Tom, 1958- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Painting, Italian--Italy--Venice.

Painting, Italian.

Painters--Italy--Venice--Biography.

Painters.

Tintoretto, 1518-1594.

Tintoretto.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (410 p.)

Edition:

Revised and expanded, second edition.

Place of Publication:

London, England : Reaktion Books, 2015.

Summary:

Jacopo Tintoretto (1518-94) is an ambiguous figure in the history of art. His radically unorthodox paintings are not readily classifiable, and although he was a Venetian by birth, his standing as a member of the Venetian school is constantly contested. But he was also a formidable maverick, abandoning the humanist narratives and sensuous color palette typical of the great Venetian master, Titian, in favor of a renewed concentration on core Christian subjects painted in a rough and abbreviated chiaroscuro style.             This generously illustrated book offers an extensive analysis of Tintoretto's greatest paintings, charting his life and work in the context of Venetian art and the culture of the Cinquecento. Tom Nichols shows that Tintoretto was an extraordinarily innovative artist who created a new manner of painting, which, for all of its originality and sophistication, was still able to appeal to the shared emotions of the widest possible audience. This compact, pocket edition features sixteen additional illustrations and a new afterword by the author, and it will continue to be one of the definitive treatments of this once grossly overlooked master. 

Contents:

Cover; Tintoretto: Tradition and Identity; Imprint Page; Contents; Chronology; Preface; Introduction: Tintoretto, Tradition, Identity; 1. Tintoretto, Titian, Michelangelo; 2. Tintoretto and Venetian Literary Culture; 3. Prices and Patrons; 4. Tintoretto at San Rocco I: 1564-7; 5. Tintoretto at San Rocco II: 1575-88; Conclusion; Afterword: Tintoretto: 1999 and Beyond; Appendix I: The Prices of Tintoretto's Paintings; Appendix II: Genealogy of the 'Tocco d'Oro' Soranzo; References; Select Bibliography; Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 5, 2016).

ISBN:

9781780234816

1780234813

OCLC:

944433804