Jacopo Comin, also known as Tintoretto, was an Italian painter. His works are
characterized by his muscular figures and dramatic gestures. He loved all the
arts and played various instruments, some of them of his own invention, and
designed theatrical costumes and properties.
Tintoretto is
most famous for his painting of The Last Supper , which can be found in the Basilica di
San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice. The Last
Super is about the secondary characters instead of the apostles in the
center of the artwork. For instance, the woman carrying a dish or the servants cleaning
the table. Tintoretto's, painting involves an imbalanced composition. He
creates a dramatic scene to educate viewers about the Counter- Reformation and
the Catholic Church's beliefs.
Consequently,
he created a light, which comes into obscurity from both the light on the
ceiling and from Jesus' auora. That little bit of light is what makes this one
of my favorite paintings. I love that fact that Tintoretto wanted to focus on
the secondary characters compared to the apostles. Many artist of the
Renaissance/ Baroque time only focused on the apostles and didn’t ever think
about the others. This picture has a lot of spiritual meaning and can really
educate viewers from its obvious description.
The Last Supper by Jacopo Tintoretto (1590- 1594)
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