As it recesses, Tintoretto’s strange space collapses time. No wonder Saint Mark multiplies.
Jacopo Tintoretto
Here, everything is askew. Form dissolves as Tintoretto unites Florentine line with Venetian color.
Jacopo Tintoretto, Last Supper
This painting was once criticized for its loose, open brushwork—a hallmark of Tintoretto’s style we now admire.
Jacopo Tintoretto, The Miracle of the Slave
Jupiter swoops down and brings Hercules to nurse at Juno’s breast. The milk that spurts up creates the Milky Way.