Assumption of the Virgin (Tintoretto)

Assumption of the Virgin (c. 1555) by Tintoretto

Assumption of the Virgin is a c.1555 oil on canvas painting by Tintoretto, now in the church I Gesuiti.[1][2] It and Presentation at the Temple (Gallerie dell'Accademia) were both originally painted for the church of Santa Maria dei Crociferi.[3] Its colouring is similar to that of Paolo Veronese[1] and Carlo Ridolfi wrote of it that originally Veronese had gained the commission for it before Tintoretto took it from him by promising to produce the work in Veronese's style.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Marina Sennato (1998). Dizionario Larousse della pittura italiana: dalle origini ai nostri giorni (in Italian). Gremese Editore. p. 510. ISBN 88-7742-185-1.
  2. ^ Antonio Fazio (1999). Il Veltro, Volume 43 (in Italian). p. 534.
  3. ^ a b Presentazione di Carlo Bernardi (1970). L'opera completa del Tintoretto (in Italian). Milano: Rizzoli. p. 98.

Bibliography

  • (in Italian) Robert Echols and Frederik Ilchman (ed.s), Tintoretto 1519 - 1594, Marsilio, 2018, ISBN 978-88-317-1135-7.
  • (in Italian) Carlo Bernardi, L'opera completa del Tintoretto, Milano, Rizzoli, 1970.
  • (in Italian) Marina Sennato, Dizionario Larousse della pittura italiana: dalle origini ai nostri giorni, Gremese Editore, 1998, ISBN 88-7742-185-1.
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