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The name ''Tintoretto'' comes from the family trade - his father was a dyer (''tintore'' in Italian).
The name ''Tintoretto'' comes from the family trade - his father was a dyer (''tintore'' in Italian).
[[File:Tintoretto Supper Emmaus.jpg|thumb|The Supper at Emmaus, 1542-43.]]
[[File:Tintoretto Supper Emmaus.jpg|thumb|The Supper at Emmaus, 1542-43.]]
In his early works he places his figures across the picture in a [[frieze]], placing interest throughout the picture while keeping the principal subject in the centre. Typical of this style is ''[[Miracle of the Slave]]'', one of a set of paintings depicting [[Saint Mark]]. this picture is full of action, and with his typiacl use of light and shade, but with the centrqal incident prominent. Later paintings were to become more alive with incident, with receding diagonals to increase depth.
In his early works he places his figures across the picture in a frieze, placing interest throughout the picture while keeping the principal subject in the center. Typical of this style is ''Miracle of the Slave'', one of a set of paintings depicting Saint Mark. this picture is full of action, and with his typical use of light and shade, but with the central incident prominent. Later paintings were to become more alive with incident, with receding diagonals to increase depth.
In later years he took on huge projects, painting interiors for the [[Doge]]'s palace (the ''Paradise'' of 1574-7) and the Scuolo de Santa Rocco (large paintings of the [[Virgin Mary]] and [[Christ]] (1576-88). these paintings display his full extent of ability: unexpected viewpoint, contrasts of scale, unusual movement and visionary use of colour and shade.
In later years he took on huge projects, painting interiors for the Doge's palace (the ''Paradise'' of 1574-7) and the Scuolo de Santa Rocco (large paintings of the [[Virgin Mary]] and [[Christ]] (1576-88). these paintings display his full extent of ability: unexpected viewpoint, contrasts of scale, unusual movement and visionary use of color and shade.
He is remembered today as the principal exponent of Northern [[Italy|Italian]] [[Mannerism]].
He is remembered today as the principal exponent of Northern [[Italy|Italian]] [[Mannerism]].
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==Major Works==
==Major Works==
[[File:Jacopo by Tintoretto, 1571.jpg|thumb|Il doge Sebastiano Venier, 1571.]]
*''Miracle of the Slave'' (1548)
*''Miracle of the Slave'' (1548)
*''Paradise'' (1574-7)
*''Paradise'' (1574-7)
*''Crucifixion'' (ca. 1587)
*''Crucifixion'' (ca. 1587)
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