TINTORETTO
(b. 1518, Venezia, d. 1594, Venezia)

The Assumption

1555
Oil on canvas, 440 x 260 cm
Gesuiti, Venice

The painting comes from the now demolished church of the Crociferi. According to the sources, this colour-rich composition was deliberately painted in the style of Veronese, the artist the donors originally chose.