European Painting before 1900, Johnson Collection Self-Portrait Made in Venice, Italy, Europec. 1546-48 Tintoretto (Jacopo di Giovanni Battista Robusti), Italian (active Venice), 1519 - 1594 Oil on canvas * Gallery 252, European Art 1500-1850, second floor (ARCO Chemical Company Gallery) 1983-190-1 Gift of Marion R. Ascoli and the Marion R. and Max Ascoli Fund in honor of Lessing Rosenwald, 1983 |
LabelThis dramatically intimate self-portrait announced the arrival of a new talent on the Venetian art scene; Tintoretto painted it when he was just beginning his career. The picture follows the Venetian portraiture tradition of showing the subject's head emerging from a dark background and making the eyes the focus of attention.* Works in the collection are moved off view for many different reasons. Although gallery locations on the website are updated regularly, there is no guarantee that this object will be on display on the day of your visit. |
