Biblical feasts were one of the major themes of the latter half of the sixteenth century. Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese, and indeed Bassano have all provided monumental examples of this. The celebration of the supper at Emmaus echoes the Last Supper.

Titian (Tiziano Vecellio), born in Pieve di Cadore, in the Dolomites, came under the Venetian spell through his apprenticeship with the Bellini clan and Giorgione. He swiftly rose to fame in Venice from 1520, then throughout Italy and Europe. Tintoretto (Jacopo Robusti) was born in …

1 day ago · Now that Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece is moving to another room at The Louvre, other Renaissance masterpieces hanging in the same space by Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese may finally get their due.

In conjunction with the “Titian, Tintoretteo, Veronese: Rivals in Renaissance Venice” exhibition, the Department of Paintings hosts a temporary multimedia display focusing on the Madonna of the Rabbit by Titian (Richelieu wing, 2nd floor, room 17).

1 day ago · Now that Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece is moving to another room at The Louvre, other Renaissance masterpieces hanging in the same space by Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese may finally get their due.

1 day ago · Now that Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece is moving to another room at The Louvre, other Renaissance masterpieces hanging in the same space by Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese may finally get their due.

The Venetian fashion for recording celebrated figures of the time through portraits prompted artists either to depict themselves—the stunning self-portraits by Titian (Museo Nacional del Prado) and Tintoretto (Musée du Louvre, Paris)—or to have themselves painted by their peers, such as the portrait of the great Venetian sculptor ...

In celebration of the 500th anniversary of the birth of Jacopo Tintoretto (1518/1519–1594), the National Gallery of Art, Washington and the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia with the special cooperation of the Gallerie dell’Accademia, will organize a major exhibition on …

Self Portrait is a self-portrait by Tintoretto, dating to around 1588. It was in the Orleans Collection before it was bought for Marie Antoinette with the Château de Saint-Cloud in 1785. It is now in the Louvre, in Paris. [1]

While Titian favored three-quarter portraits, Tintoretto preferred to paint himself in front view. Throughout his career he sought to shock and flaunt his difference as compared with other artists.