Jacopo Robusti Called Tintoretto

JACOPO ROBUSTI CALLED TINTORETTO BY J. B. STOUGHTON OLBORN B. A. OXON., F. R. G. S. LONDON G, BELL AND SONS, LTD. 1912 PREFATORY NOTE IT should perhaps be stated that this little book Is an abridgment in essay form of a much larger work at one time contemplated and partially completed. This fact may account for what will be felt by the real student of Tintoretto to be a somewhat uneven treat ment of the subject. The author takes this opportunity of expressing his thanks to all those who have so kindly assisted him, especially friends in Venice. To Miss Holborn of Aberdeen Park his gratitude is particularly due, as without her aid the book would never have been written, and to her he would dedicate this small effort. OXFORD, March 1903. TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ix BIBLIOGRAPHY xi I. THE MAN i II. THE MORNING OF IMPRESSIONISM 15 III. TINTORETTOS PICTURES THEIR CONDITION AND PRESERVATION. EARLIER WORK 24 IV. TITIAN AND TINTORETTO 36 V. GREAT WORKS IN VENICE 50 VI. COLOUR, DRAWING AND COMPOSITION 67 VII. S. Rocco 78 VIII. His LEGACY 85 LIST OF PICTURES 95 INDEX 153 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE The Temptation Scuola di San Rocco, Venice Frontispiece Bacchus and Ariadne Doges Palace, Venice 4 Tintorettos Last Portrait of Himself Uffisi Gallery, Florence 12 The Finding of the Body of St. Mark Brera Gallery, Milan 22 Adam and Eve Accademia, Venice 30 Cain killing Abel Accademia, Venice 32 Part of the Descent of Christ into Hades I S. Cassiano, Venice 34 j Facing one another. Ganymede artist unknown . . J National Gallery, London 34 The Presentation of the Virgin Madonna del Orto, Venice 42 Figure from the Presentation oft the Virgin I Madonna delP Orto, Venice 44Figure from the Presentation of J Facing one another. the Virgin by Titian . . J Accademia, Venice 44 The Crucifixion ......... S. Cassiano, Venice 46 Luna and the Hours Berlin 50 The Adoration of the Shepherds Scuola di San Rocco, Venice 52 The Miracle of St. Agnes . . . Madonna delP Orto, Venice 56 The Last Supper S. Paolo, Venice 58 St. George and the Dragon . . National Gallery, London 60 The Presentation of Christ in the Temple . Gesuiti Venice 60 The Forge of Vulcan Dogds Palace, Venice 62 Mercury and the Three Graces . . . Dogds Palace, Venice 62 The Battle on Lake Garda ... Dogtfs Palace, Venice 64 Study for II Paradiso Prado Gallery, Madrid 64 St. Ursula and the Virgins. Church of the Hospital, Venice 66 ix x LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS TO FACE PAGE The Finding of the True Cross S, Maria Mater Domini, Venice 66 Moses and the Purification of the Women of Midian Prado Gallery, Madrid 70 Origin of the Milky Way study for picture in the National Gallery Accademia, Venice 74 St. Michael overcoming Lucifer .... Gallery, Dresden 76 The Annunciation Scuola di San Rocco, Venice 80 The Crucifixion ..... Scuola di San Rocco, Venice 80 The Massacre of the Innocents Scuola di San Rocco, Venice 82 The Ascension Scuola di San Rocco, Venice 82 Christ before Pilate .... Scuola di San Rocco, Venice 84 Unknown Portraits Gallery, Vienna 86 Sebastian Veniero Gallery, Vienna 86 The Last Supper S. Giorgio Maggiore, Venice 88 Part of the Crucifixion . . . Madonna del Rosario, Venice 90 Part of picture of Madonna and Saints . Accademia, Venice 90 The Woman taken in Adultery .... Accademia, Venice 90 BIBLIOGRAPHY CARLO RIDOLFI. De maraviglie delP arte, overo le vite degl 7 illustri pittori Veneti. Venice,1648. G. VASARI. Lives of Seventy of the most eminent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects. LACROIX. Tintoret in Revue des Arts, xv. 361. Brussels, 1862. MAINTZ. Tintoret in LArtiste, iv. 246. Paris, 1869. GALANTI. Tintoretto in Atti della Accademia. Venice, 1876. JANITSCHEK. Tintoretto in the Kunst und Kiinstler series. 1876. W. ROSCOE OSLER. Tintoretto Illustrated Biographies of Great Artists. London, 1879. ALEXANDRE AUGUSTE PHILIPPE CHARLES BLANC. Histoire de la renaissance artistique en Italie, revise e et publie e par Maurice Faucon. Paris, 1889. Luzio...