Vita del Tintoretto

1642

Not on view

A trained painter active in Venice and Dalmatia, Carlo Ridolfi preferred to work in the style of an earlier generation of artists, namely that of Titian and Tintoretto. In 1642, the year in which the Venetian Republic named him a Knight of the Order of Saint Mark, Ridolfi published his biography of Tintoretto. In contrast to Vasari, who was negative concerning Tintoretto's style and abilities, Ridolfi was laudatory of the Venetian artist, whom he considered, along with Titian, to be at the zenith of Venetian painting. The biography was later incorporated into Ridolfi's more encyclopedic treatment of Venetian painting, "Meraviglie dell'arte."

Illustrated: p. 1, portrait of Tintoretto (Giacopo Robusti)

Artwork Details

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Title: Vita del Tintoretto
Author: Carlo Ridolfi (Italian, Lonigo 1594–1658 Venice)
Date: 1642
Culture: Venice: Oddoni, 1642
Medium: Illustrated book
Dimensions: H: 9 in. (23 cm)
Credit Line: Purchased with income from the Jacob S. Rogers Fund
Object Number: 175T49 R43

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