St Mark's Body Brought to Venice
Jacopo Tintoretto · 1564
Why it's great
Sailors carry the body of Saint Mark through a storm in a crowded square, with strong colors and diagonal lines. Jacopo Tintoretto painted it in 1564, about the legend of how Saint Mark's body came to Venice.
Where to see it
📍 Gallerie dell'AccademiaVenezia-Murano-Burano, Italy
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Jacopo Tintoretto was an Italian painter born in Venice in 1519. He lived in Venice all his life and painted huge, fast, dramatic canvases for churches and palaces, including the Doge's Palace. He died in Venice in 1594.
