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.

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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)

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Example Sentences

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

From Literature

Among the numerous depictions of the scene is an enormous, 10-foot-wide version of the engagement created soon after it took place in 1571 that has been attributed to Tintoretto.

From New York Times

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

You can’t help but be overwhelmed by a painter like Tintoretto or Titian, but that’s a bit like being impressed by Beethoven.

From Washington Post

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