Drawing in Tintoretto鈥檚 Venice
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 style was 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鈥攁lways connected 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 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 style was 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鈥攁lways connected 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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