Tintoretto

Tintoretto charges his scenes with theatrical energy — plunging perspectives, swirling figures, light slashing through darkness. Look for restless diagonals, bold foreshortening, and rapid, electric brushwork.

Tintoretto (1518–1594) was a painter from Italy, associated with Mannerism.

A late-Renaissance style of elongated figures, complex spiralling poses, and unnatural colour, prizing elegance and tension over calm harmony. Mannerism →