Tintoretto

[ tin-tuh-ret-oh; Italian teen-taw-ret-taw ]

/ ˌtɪn təˈrɛt oʊ; Italian ˌtin tɔˈrɛt tɔ /

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noun

[eel], /il/, Jacopo Robusti, 1518–94, Venetian painter.

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How to use Tintoretto in a sentence

I want to say something obscure to make me look smart, like a Tintoretto painting.
A.J. Jacobs: How I Write|Noah Charney|May 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Some years later, though, he did concede that, compared to fresh art horrors coming to his attention, “Christo is Tintoretto.”
Remembering Jeanne-Claude|Anthony Haden-Guest|November 26, 2009|DAILY BEAST
There were thoughts in it which had not been conceived and expressed in the same manner since the time of Tintoretto.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4)|Richard Muther
Then there were Tintoretto and Veronese, almost as interesting to our painter.
Great Artists, Vol 1.|Jennie Ellis Keysor

Rembrandt's was too rich and still, Tintoretto's too invigorating.
The Life of Francis Thompson|Everard Meynell
Tintoretto is the painter, and it is one of his best historical works.
A Wanderer in Venice|E.V. Lucas
Tintoretto's "Descent from the Cross" in the church proper is very vivid.
A Wanderer in Venice|E.V. Lucas

British Dictionary definitions for Tintoretto

Tintoretto

/ (ˌtɪntəˈrɛtəʊ, Italian tintoˈretto) /

noun

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)

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