Tintoretto

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

/ ˌtɪn təˈrɛt oʊ; Italian ˌtin tɔˈrɛt tɔ /

noun

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

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Example sentences from the Web for tintoretto

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
But by the time Tintoretto was twenty-six his talent was becoming recognised; he had painted the two altarpieces for SS.
The Venetian School of Painting|Evelyn March Phillipps
Like all great painters Tintoretto had little use for drawings.
Tintoretto|Samuel Levy Bensusan

Thanks to Carlo Ridolfi we can form a fairly correct idea of the conditions under which young Tintoretto lived in the early days.
Tintoretto|Samuel Levy Bensusan
There is an authentic story told of Tintoretto in his age, which is in touching contrast to what is otherwise known of the man.
The Old Masters and Their Pictures|Sarah Tytler
Tintoretto stood aside while the others unfolded their designs, which were examined and criticized.
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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