#121 The Genius of Tintoretto: A Conversation with Nicholas Todhunter

Saturday, April 4th Live on Zoom

10am Los Angeles / 1pm New York / 6pm London / 7pm Florence

Painter and portraitist Nicholas Todhunter returns to Paola’s Studiolo to discuss the work of Jacopo Tintoretto (1518–1594), described as Venice’s most dramatic painter—a whirlwind of speed, shadow, and swagger.  Nicknamed Il Furioso for his wild energy, he painted saints like stage actors, miracles like lightning strikes, and ceilings as if gravity were optional.  Tintoretto worked fast, thought big, and aimed to outdo everyone, turning Venetian art into a full-blown spectacle of movement and emotion.  Tintoretto’s bold artistic motto and lifelong ambition for his painting was: “The drawing of Michelangelo and the coloring of Titian.”

Nick Todhunter, born in Paris in 1981, has lived and worked across Europe, the United States, and Asia.  He studied at the Chelsea School of Art in London before moving to Florence to study at the Charles Cecil Studios, the only atelier in Europe where traditional realism is taught.  He spent three years there, learning drawing and painting and being introduced to the visual language and Old Master techniques of painters from earlier centuries.  After his studies in Florence, Nick moved to Venice.  For him, Venice is the heart of portraiture and is the source of limitless inspiration.  He has exhibited throughout Europe and his works are in private collections around the world.  Nick divides his time between Somerset, England, and Venice, Italy, and is the curator of the highly popular The Lives of the Artists podcast.

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Minimum suggested donation: $28

This talk is free for Friends of Paola's Studiolo!

Look forward to seeing you on Zoom!