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Tintoretto

Tradition and Identity

Second Edition

Distributed for Reaktion Books

Tintoretto

Tradition and Identity

Second Edition

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. 

400 pages | 116 color plates, 92 halftones | 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 | © 2015

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Table of 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 an 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 Illustration
Index 

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