Tintoretto at His Daughter's Deathbed
Medium
Engraving on chine collé
Dimensions
Plate: 15 15/16 × 16 3/4 in. (40.5 × 42.5 cm) Sheet: 19 5/16 × 18 7/16 in. (49 × 46.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Donato Esposito, 2013
Accession Number
2013.525.1
Tags
Art Historical Context
This engraving captures a poignant moment in art history, showing the renowned Venetian Renaissance painter Jacopo Tintoret at the deathbed of his daughter. Created after 184, the work draws on a painting by Léon Cogniet was skillfully translated into print by Achilleinet. The intimate scene highlights themes of loss and familial bonds, rendered with careful attention to the figures’ expressions and the quiet of the bedside setting. Martinet’s engraving on chine collé allowed for remarkable detail and tonal subtlety, a technique prized in 19th-century printmaking for its ability to convey the...
About the Artist
Achille Martinet|Léon Cogniet|Jacopo Tintoretto (Jacopo Robusti) (French|French|Italian) · 1806 |1794 |1518 –1877 |1880 |1594
French, Paris 1806–1877 Paris|French, Paris 1794–1880 Paris|Italian, Venice 1518/19–1594 Venice