His favourite artists are Tintoretto, John Bellany, Erich Heckel, Picasso and Michael Ray Charles.

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When he finally expired, at the age of eighty-eight or so, in 1576, it brought Tintoretto no peace.

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Walk up the hill to the 1482 Dominican monastery to peek at "The Mourning of Christ, " a painting attributed to Tintoretto.

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Tintoretto was reported to be a witty man who never smiled.

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Old Masters, typically a steady segment of the marketplace that includes European artists from the Renaissance era like Rembrandt and Tintoretto, enjoyed a robust season.

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As court painter (and ultimately curator of the royal collections), he knew that no new painter could outshine the royal masterpieces by Titian, Tintoretto and Rubens.

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