Tintoretto's classic painting "Bathing Susanna" - human body oil painting art work appreciation

Tintoretto (about 1518~1594), an important painter of the Venetian School in the late Renaissance. Tintoretto (about 1518~1594) was an important painter of the Venetian School in the late Renaissance. He was known as one of the "Three Masters" of the Venetian School, together with Titian and Veronese. People called him Tintoretto, but this was not his name - his father was a dyer (Italian: tinrore), so as the eldest son, he was given the name meaning "little dyer". Born in 1518, his real name was Jacopo Comin (or Jacopo Robusti), and he is also known for The Conversion of St. Paul, The Visit of the Virgin to the Temple, The Crucifixion of Christ, and The Last Supper.

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The Bathing Susanna is an extremely beautiful painting. The title comes from a legendary story: once upon a time there was a woman named Susanna, natural beauty, looks like heaven. Later married a rich Babylonian merchant as his wife, the couple love, life is rich, Susanna is very loyal to their husbands.

Once, she bathed in the bath in the garden of her own home, unexpectedly by two old lecherous see, they coveted its beauty, attempted to come forward to rape her, by her resistance, strict refusal. Later, the two lecherous men were afraid of Suzanne to her husband to reveal their crimes, they were the first to sue, accused Suzanne of unchastity. The lawsuit went all the way to the Egyptian pharaoh, and Susanna was sentenced to death.

In the end, thanks to the prophet's help, only for Susanna to clear the wrong, justice, the two villains were finally sentenced to death by branding. Suzanne has since become the embodiment of the chaste woman in *** folklore.

Tintoretto depicts this beautiful story very vividly and graphically. In the picture, next to the bath in the tree-lined back garden, covered with rose vines, Susanna is looking in the mirror with a peaceful expression. One of her legs is still in the bath and the other is curled up. Her naked body looked very delicate and beautiful, her *** skin was fine, smooth and elastic, she wore onyx bracelets on her hands, and her curly blonde hair shone. The whole image is as radiant as a lotus flower.

In front of her, there were beads, perfume bottles, corsets, hairpins and cosmetics and such things, and the mirror in front of her reflected a corner of her hairpin and bath towel.

But the appearance of two bad old men breaks this beautiful harmony. In the lower left of the picture a sneaky bald head peeks out from the bushes, and he is spying on the beautiful Suzanne. Following the rows of rose vines, in the distance, another unashamedly ghostly old man is also poking his head out, peeping at the beauty with his eyes wide open. These usually probably pretending to be a serious lecherous person, here ugly and dirty soul exposed.

The whole painting very well grasps the combination of lyricism and ***, as well as the beautiful environment and a variety of beautiful objects in the backdrop, so that people feel lyrical and romantic and hate the peepers *** dirty. Because the picture depicts a private space, Tintoretto focuses the light on Susanna's breasts, accentuating the ***, smoothness of her skin, making her image shine, and very nicely accentuating the character. The bald head of the old man in the lower left corner and the bright light in the distance very well harmonize the brightness of the whole picture.

From the color point of view, the yellow carcass contrasts with the white bath towel and the bright red clothes of the old man in the near distance, and also echoes the yellow in the distance. The grass, red flowers and green leaves are also all in harmony and natural.

Tintoretto has always insisted on humanism and realism, and his works are rich in ***, full of the spirit of rebellion and resistance, and have a very strong expressive power.

In painting techniques, he once said: "To combine the colors of Titian and Michelangelo's form." In fact, he did it very successfully indeed. The boldness of his brushwork, the boldness of his colors, the richness of his figures, and his subtle handling of the light make up his unique painting style. The influence of his paintings on later generations is extremely significant, Rubens, Velasquez, Delacroix and many other painters are y influenced by him.