The Capture of Constantinople
Jacopo Tintoretto · 1585
Why it's great
Jacopo Tintoretto paints the Venetians and crusaders capturing Constantinople in 1204 as a dark swirl of fighting. He made it in the 1580s for the Doge's Palace in Venice, which took pride in the event.
🏛️ Part of history
The Crusades (1095–1291) — Jacopo Tintoretto paints the Venetians and crusaders capturing Constantinople in 1204 as a dark swirl of fighting.
Where to see it
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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.
