Artwork

Anbetung durch die Hirten (Kopie nach)

Anbetung durch die Hirten (Kopie nach), by Jacopo Tintoretto, unspecified, 1556
Anbetung durch die Hirten (Kopie nach), by Jacopo Tintoretto, unspecified, 1556

Anbetung durch die Hirten (Kopie nach) is an unspecified painting by the Mannerist artist Jacopo Tintoretto. It dates from 1556 and is held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections.

About this work

Overview

Anbetung durch die Hirten (Kopie nach) is a 1556 painting held in the Alte Pinakothek, attributed to Jacopo Tintoretto.

Subject & Meaning

The painting depicts the Holy Family, with Mary holding the Christ Child and Joseph standing beside her, set against a rustic building and distant landscape, representing a scene from Christian tradition.

Technique & Style

Executed in the Mannerist style, the work showcases Tintoretto's characteristic energetic brushwork and use of chiaroscuro to create depth, volume, and dramatic tension, drawing attention to the central figures.

Artist & collection

Portrait of Jacopo Tintoretto

Artist

Jacopo Tintoretto

Jacopo Robusti (late September or early October 1518 – 31 May 1594), best known as Tintoretto ( TIN-tə-RET-oh; Italian: ; Venetian: ), was an Italian Renaissance painter of the Venetian school.