53 - Jacopo Robusti, known as Tintoretto (Venice 1518–1594), from the workshop of

Jacopo Robusti, known as Tintoretto (Venice 1518–1594), from the workshop of Minerva: Mars Drives Away Peace and Abundance Oil on canvas 162 x 128.5 cm This work is based on the painting housed at the Doge’s Palace in Venice. Along with Veronese and Titian, Tintoretto forms the trio of great masters of 16th-century Venice. He lived and focused his artistic career in Venice; in fact, he is known to have made only two trips elsewhere—one to Rome in 1545 and a visit to Mantua in 1580. He initially trained in Titian’s workshop, but his restless nature and troubled religious convictions led him to break away from the elegant Venetian classical Mannerism, of which Titian was one of the leading exponents. The arrival in Venice of Pordenone and the plasticity of Tuscan-Roman painting—particularly that of Michelangelo—helped solidify the emphasis of his artistic style. He combined descriptive power with the sinuous elegance of Parmigianino, derived from the chameleon-like Andrea Schiavone. Among his earliest patrons was the influential writer Pietro Aretino, and thanks to his praise, he began a very long career that saw him commissioned by many important institutions in Venice, including: the Scuola del Sacramento, the Scuola Grande di San Marco, the Scuola Grande di San Rocco, the Doge’s Palace, commissioned by the Government of the Venetian Republic, as well as in a large number of churches and for the most prominent Venetian families. His beloved daughter Marietta (known as “la Tintoretta”) and his son Domenico were trained in his workshop, and Antonio Vassilacchi (known as “l’Aliense”), Andrea Vicentino, Pauwels Franck (known as “Paolo Fiammingo”), Marten de Vos, and Ludovico Toeput (known as “il Pozzoserrato”) also worked there. The entire subsequent generation of Venetian painters, each with their own distinct styles, was influenced by him, as evidenced by the works of Palma the Younger, Leonardo Corona, Pietro Malombra, and Sante Peranda. Jacopo Robusti, also known as Tintoretto (Venice 1518–1594), workshop of Minerva Driving Mars Away from Peace and Abundance Oil on canvas 162 x 128.5 cm The painting is based on the composition preserved in the Doge’s Palace in Venice.