Adoration of the Magi
Domenico Tintoretto (Domenico Robusti)
(Italian (Venetian), 1560–1635)
about 1600-10
Medium/TechniqueOil on canvas
Dimensions152.1 x 295 cm (59 7/8 x 116 1/8 in.)
Credit LineHerbert James Pratt Fund
Accession number26.142
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As told in the Gospels, the three Magi, or wise men, follow a star to find the infant Jesus, and present him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. The large figures in the foreground frame a landscape featuring the kings' entourage at rest after their long journey. Despite the religious subject matter, this painting was probably not originally displayed in a church but decorated a private palazzo.
Domenico, like his renowned father and teacher Jacopo Tintoretto, is known for his visible brushwork. The younger artist's paintings, however, are generally more decorative and festive.
NOTES:
[1] Carlo Giuseppe Ratti recorded an "Adoration of the Magi, a large painting by Tintoretto" ("L'adorazione de'Magi, quadro grande del Tintoretto") in the palace of the brothers Domenico and Giuseppe Pallavicini in his "Instruzione di quanto può vederi di più bello in Genova," 2d ed. (1780).
Jacopo Tintoretto (Jacopo Robusti)
Domenico Beccafumi (Domenico di Giacomo di Pace)
Domenico Beccafumi (Domenico di Giacomo di Pace)
Domenico Corvi
Domenico Maggiotto
