Éternel Tintoret

Jacquemart‑André Museum dedicates a retrospective to Tintoretto, one of the painters who transformed Venetian painting in the 16th century. About forty paintings and graphic works trace his career, from religious compositions to mythological subjects. The route allows visitors to follow how Jacomo Robusti, known as Tintoretto, uses drawing and light to animate his figures.

In The Miracle of Saint Augustine, perspective guides the eye through the crowd and gives the narrative the breadth of a theatrical scene. The Trinity offers another example of this work on composition and contrasts. Across the canvases, Tintoretto's attention to Michelangelo's drawing and to the color of the Venetian painters, including his rival Titian, is evident. This encounter between two traditions helps to understand what distinguishes his work within the Italian Renaissance.

The exhibition continues with painters who looked to Tintoretto after his death. With L'Arétin dans l’atelier de Tintoret, Ingres imagines the Venetian painter at work in the nineteenth century. The painting shows that his workshop and the personality attributed to him have also become subjects of painting.

Practical information
• Closed at 7 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, except on 14 November at 6 p.m.
• Nocturne on Fridays until 9 p.m. starting 13 November. Closed at 6 p.m. on 25 December and 1 January.