Tintoretto [Hardcover]

Tom Nichols (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1861890435 | ISBN-13: 978-1861890436 | Publication Date: November 15, 1999

The Venetian painter Jacopo Tintoretto (1518–94) is an ambiguous figure in the history of art. Critics and writers such as Vasari, Ruskin and Sartre all placed him in opposition to the established artistic practice of his time, noting that he had abandoned the values that typified the venerable Venetian Renaissance tradition, even being expelled as an apprentice from the workshop of Titian.This generously illustrated book offers a long-overdue re-evaluation of Tintoretto. Tom Nichols charts the artist's life and work in the context of Venetian art and the culture of the Cinquecento. He shows how the artist created a new manner of painting, which for all its originality and sophistication made its first appeal to the shared emotions of the widest-possible viewing audience. The book deals extensively with Tintoretto's greatest works, including the paintings at the Scuola di San Rocco in Venice.

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About the Author

Tom Nichols is Lecturer in the History of Art at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 324 pages
• Publisher: Reaktion Books (November 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1861890435
• ISBN-13: 978-1861890436
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,410,628 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best tintoretto book on market, April 29, 2000

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This review is from: Tintoretto (Hardcover)

This book is, hands down, the best book on the works of Tintoretto on the market. Tom Nichols is a very well respected and well published art historian in the field and this book lives up to his reputation. It has many beautiful color prints of paintings (along with some black and white) and some very useful and helpful diagrams of the Scuole di San Rocco that show where many of Tintoretto's paintings are. It is probably the most complete, up to date work about any Venetian painter that I have read.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing Book -- Tintoretto Deserves Better, October 9, 2007

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Marlow "Marlow" (New York) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Tintoretto: Tradition and Identity (Paperback)

Nichols' Tintoretto has the makings of a great work. The text presents a wealth of insights into this underappreciated painter. The biggest drawback is the book's small illustrations. Aside from the reproductions of several portraits (i.e. Portrait of Procurator Antonio Cappello, Portrait of Procurator Jacopo Soranzo) and a handful of other works (i.e. St Louis, St George, and the Princess), the plates are disappointingly small. This is particularly problematic because Tintoretto's works in the Scuola Grande di San Rocco were painted on a large scale. It is impossible to appreciate Tintoretto's technique or the details in larger works because the reproductions are so small. Tintoretto deserves better. Unfortunately, this is one of only a handful of available works on the great Venetian master.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Discover Tintoretto, September 20, 2005

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Janet C. Whitchurch "wart" (Capitola, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tintoretto (Hardcover)

Tintoretto is an artist that is frequently overlooked, even by me, an avid reader and viewer of art. After being overwhelmed by his works in Venice I sought out a book to help me understand him more. This book was very satisfying in that the author analyses not only the painter, but puts him in the context of 16th century Venice. There are few books in English about Tintoretto; this is an excellent one.