'Martyrdom of St. Stephen' by Jacopo Tintoretto -- San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, Italy at Museum Planet: slide tours of historic places with narration, photographs and text

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San Giorgio Maggiore - Venice, Italy
'Martyrdom of St. Stephen' by Jacopo Tintoretto

The significance of St. Stephen to Maggiore is not known but this is the second image of him, the first being the statue on the external facade. The painting like others here was designed by Jacopo Tintoretto, and finished by his son Domenico and pupils.

Jacopo Tintoretto
b. as Jacopo Robusti, Venice 1518 - d. 1594
Jacopo was a painter and draftsman. Tintoretto's nickname is the diminutive form of his father's profession of dyer (tintore); it is apt, since as a painter he was also a colorist. He spent most of his life in Venice, and became the most famous painter there after Titian's death; by his own admission, both Titian and Michelangelo were strong influences, though his style did not resemble either artist. He often undercut the prices of his competitors in order to obtain commissions; for this he was not popular among his fellow painters. To perfect his foreshortening and predilection for flying, twisting figures, he was known to make wax models of human bodies that he would hang and arrange in different compositions in his studio. His greatest cycle of paintings was done for the School of St. Roch (San Rocco). His works were full of active figures that express his strong, mystical religious faith. Two of his sons, Domenico and Marco, and a daughter, Marietta, assisted him in his workshop.

Domenico Tintoretto
b. Venice 1560 - d. Venice 1635
Domenico was the son of the more famous Jacopo Tintoretto. His sister Marietta Tintoretto was also a painter. From a young age he assisted his father. One of his first projects was at the Sala del Collegio and the Sala del Senato in the Doges' Palace, Venice. On his own he created 'Marriage of the Virgin' for San Giorgio Maggiore. However he also continued on works with his father. An accomplisehed portrait painter, he painted portraits of Italian and Spanish Royals. It is thought that his career went downhill after the death of his father.

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