Tintoretto at His Daughter's Deathbed
The painter Léon Cogniet was attracted to deeply emotional subjects, and in 1843 represented the Renaissance master Tintoretto painting his young daughter after her tragic death in 1590. The painting was shown at the Salon, is now at the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Bordeaux, and was engraved by Martinet.
Artwork Details
- Title: Tintoretto at His Daughter's Deathbed
- Artist: Achille Martinet (French, Paris 1806–1877 Paris)
- Artist: After Léon Cogniet (French, Paris 1794–1880 Paris)
- Subject: Jacopo Tintoretto (Jacopo Robusti) (Italian, Venice 1518/19–1594 Venice)
- Date: after 1843
- 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
- Credit Line: Gift of Donato Esposito, 2013
- Object Number: 2013.525.1
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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