CRUCIFIXION of JESUS CHRIST on CROSS ~ 1872 TINTORETTO BIBLE Art Print Engraving

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THE CRUCIFIXION Artist: Tintoretto ____________ Engraver: A. Schultheis Note: the title in the table above is printed below the engraving !! THIS IS AN ANTIQUE STEEL ENGRAVING PRINT FROM THE EARLY 1870s. NOT A MODERN REPRODUCTION IN ANY WAY!!! FROM THE ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: Venice may be considered a vast gallery of the works of Giacomo Robusti, better known in the world of Art as II Tintoretto, a name he acquired from having been the son of a dyer. There are few public buildings of any kind in the glorious old city which are not adorned by pictures from his wonderfully facile hand and imaginative mind--from a single portrait, to canvases that may be measured by yards, and which are crowded with figures one is scarcely able to enumerate for multitude. The picture here engraved, for example, is forty feet in width. It was painted for the community of the institution in which it is still to be seen, the Scuola di San Rocco, or St. Roch, one of the numerous charitable Societies founded centuries ago in Venice, and yet remaining. 'The Crucifixion' has always been regarded as one of his grandest productions, showing in a remarkable manner his power of invention, even to a wild extravagance, and his extreme boldness of execution; while at the same time it exhibits, in its drawing, his knowledge of the human figure. One has but to examine in detail our small en- graving to discover what a wealth of material is crowded into the composition, and what strange fancies make up no small portion of the awful scene. To attempt any analytical description would occupy far too much space here. The late T. Phillips, R.A„ says, in one of his lectures delivered in the Royal Academy, that Tintoretto's pictures of sacred subjects in St. Roch, "exhibit a combination of extraordinary power, and weakness in the control of it; or rather an abandonment of the attempt, such as sets all criticism at defiance. The freedom of his execution, and the beauty of his tones of color, are worthy of being added to the grandeur of design of M. Angelo." BIOGRAPHY OF ARTIST: Jacopo Tintoretto (born in Venice, 1519; died in Venice, 31 May 1594). He was the most prolific painter working in Venice in the later 16th century and is recorded away from his native city only in 1580 in connection with a commission for the ruling Gonzaga family at Mantua. In his early career he struggled to achieve recognition, which finally came in 1548 with a work commissioned by the Scuola Grande di S Marco. In his mature years he worked extensively on decorations for the Doge's Palace and for the meeting-house of the Scuola Grande di S Rocco, on which he was occupied from 1564 until 1567 and between 1575 and 1588. In addition to his religious and mythological works, Jacopo also painted many portraits of prominent Venetians. He was, however, never wholly accepted by the leading aristocratic families that dominated Venetian cultural life, and to some extent this hindered his patronage. The swift, abbreviated style that characterizes much of his work caused controversy among contemporaries, and the lack of conventional finish was seen by some as merely a result of carelessness or overhasty execution. Despite a long and busy career, Jacopo Tintoretto apparently never became rich, and in 1600 his widow submitted a plea to the Venetian State for financial help to support her family. PRINT DATE: This lithograph was printed in the 1870s; it is not a modern reproduction in any way. PRINT SIZE: Overall print size is 9 inches by 12 inches including white borders, actual scene is 4 inches by 8 1/2 inches. PRINT CONDITION: Condition is fine. Bright and clean. Blank on reverse. SHIPPING: Buyers to pay shipping/handling, domestic orders receives priority mail, international orders receive regular mail. Please allow time for personal check to clear. We pack properly to protect your item! Please note: the terms used in our auctions for engraving, heliogravure, lithograph, print,... read more

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