Tintoretto's "Judith and Holofernes"
Tintoretto was a Venetian painter of the late Italian Renaissance. He was born in 1518 and died in 1594. He was influenced by Titian and Michelangelo. Tinteretto's real name was Jacopo Robusti. He was nicknamed Tintoretto, meaning, " little dyer" because his father was a dyer. The particular painting I will focus on is called " Judith and Holofernes" . It was painted with Oil on canvas, in c.1577-1578 and is 1,88 x 2,51 m. It is now located in the …
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…very muscular just like how Michelangelo used to paint bodies. He has a mannerist style. However, some people think he was in the Renaissance. The top of Judiths leg is so bright and her foot is so dark. He painted this picture with many light and dark sources, with the light mainly upon the three figures for emphasis. The tapestry and bed sheets are really the most beautifully painted parts of the work I think.
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