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Magnificat April Art Essay. The Finding of the Body of Saint Mark (1561–1565) by Tintoretto (1518–1594) In 1561, Tintoretto received a commission for three paintings devoted to Saint Mark to be placed …More
Magnificat April Art Essay.
The Finding of the Body of Saint Mark (1561–1565) by Tintoretto (1518–1594)
In 1561, Tintoretto received a commission for three paintings devoted to Saint Mark to be placed in the Scuola Grande di San Rocco—a sort of trade guild for citizens of any social class— in Venice. The patron who paid all the expenses was Tommaso Rangone, Guardian Grande (president) of the Scuola. Not surprisingly, in this painting, the second of the series, Rangone figures prominently in the foreground, kneeling to the right of Saint Mark, and is dressed in stunning golden robes—those of a Golden Knight of the Most Serene Republic. The body of Saint Mark had been smuggled out of Alexandria, Egypt, by the Venetians in a.d. 828 and had been lovingly housed in Venice, but its location was lost following a fire some years later. This painting, The Finding of the Body of Saint Mark, depicts its rediscovery in 1094, from which time it has reposed in the Basilica of Saint Mark up to the …More