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Tintoretto

American  
[tin-tuh-ret-oh, teen-taw-ret-taw] / ˌtɪn təˈrɛt oʊ, ˌtin tɔˈrɛt tɔ /

noun

  1. Il Jacopo Robusti, 1518–94, Venetian painter.


Tintoretto British  
/ tintoˈretto, ˌtɪntəˈrɛtəʊ /

noun

  1. Il (il). original name Jacopo Robusti. 1518–94, Italian painter of the Venetian school. His works include Susanna bathing (?1550) and the fresco cycle in the Scuola di San Rocco, Venice (from 1564)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He briefly comments on the works of Giovanni Bellini and Tintoretto, but then pauses to examine at length the work of the 18th-century artist Pietro Longhi.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

But still, the place really was a stunner — all marble floors with massive Tintoretto masterpieces affixed to the walls and to the ceiling.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2023

The inaugural exhibition will feature 650 of the more than 150,000 pieces Patrimonio Nacional manages, including works from Velázquez, Goya, Caravaggio, Titian and Tintoretto.

From Washington Times May 22, 2023

James is falling in love with Venice, and writing a first essay in which he gasps before the paintings of Tintoretto and Bellini and whines about the other tourists.

From New York Times Dec. 9, 2022

The great Italian painters were all represented: Raphael, Titian, Tintoretto.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

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