Example sentences for: tintoretto

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  • Titian’s Pietà, a vibrant last work completed by pupil Palma il Giovane, was originally intended for his tomb in the Frari church (see page 131); Veronese’s Feast in the House of Levi was meant to be the Last Supper, until the Holy Inquisition complained about its “buffoons, drunkards, dwarfs, Germans, and similar vulgarities”; Tintoretto gives full play to his dark sense of drama in the Miracle of St. Mark.

  • One of Tintoretto’s best, the Marriage at Cana, is on the wall opposite the entrance, while three of Titian’s most vivid canvases decorate the chancel: Cain and Abel, Abraham Sacrificing Isaac, and David and Goliath, their drama heightened by the perspective di sotto in su (looking up from below).

  • Tintoretto’s masterpiece in chiaroscuro effects is the grandiose Crucifixion in the Sala dell’Albergo.

  • The museum also has a collection of work by non-Dutch artists including Rubens, Tintoretto, and El Greco and impressive displays of porcelain, furniture, sculpture, and decorative arts including a large section of Asiatic art in the South Wing.

  • Notable in the collections are a Fra Angelico triptych, Raphael’s La Fornarina (though the authorship is disputed), and works by Titian, Tintoretto, and El Greco.


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