Drawing in Tintoretto鈥檚 Venice
The first exhibition to focus specifically on Tintoretto鈥檚 work as a draftsman, Drawing in Tintoretto鈥檚 Venice provides new ideas about his evolution as a draftsman, about the dating and function of the so-called sculpture drawings, and about Tintoretto鈥檚 place in the Venetian tradition.
The exhibition begins with drawings by Tintoretto鈥檚 predecessors and contemporaries, including Titian, Veronese, and Jacopo Bassano, to show his sources as well as his individuality. Tintoretto鈥檚 distinctive figure drawings are the heart of the show, which includes both preparatory drawings and a group of his studies after sculptures by Michelangelo and others that document the teaching practice in Tintoretto鈥檚 workshop. The exhibition also considers artists whose drawing styles were influenced by Tintoretto鈥檚, particularly his son Domenico Tintoretto and Palma Giovane. A final section of the exhibition considers an interesting group of drawings鈥攃onnected with Tintoretto and his followers鈥攖hat has recently been proposed as the work of the young El Greco, dating from his time in Venice.
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The first exhibition to focus specifically on Tintoretto鈥檚 work as a draftsman, Drawing in Tintoretto鈥檚 Venice provides new ideas about his evolution as a draftsman, about the dating and function of the so-called sculpture drawings, and about Tintoretto鈥檚 place in the Venetian tradition.
The exhibition begins with drawings by Tintoretto鈥檚 predecessors and contemporaries, including Titian, Veronese, and Jacopo Bassano, to show his sources as well as his individuality. Tintoretto鈥檚 distinctive figure drawings are the heart of the show, which includes both preparatory drawings and a group of his studies after sculptures by Michelangelo and others that document the teaching practice in Tintoretto鈥檚 workshop. The exhibition also considers artists whose drawing styles were influenced by Tintoretto鈥檚, particularly his son Domenico Tintoretto and Palma Giovane. A final section of the exhibition considers an interesting group of drawings鈥攃onnected with Tintoretto and his followers鈥攖hat has recently been proposed as the work of the young El Greco, dating from his time in Venice.
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