Ritratto di un artista

This portrait of an artist, around 1590, in the Bavarian State Painting Collections, is attributed to Domenico Tintoretto, son of the great Jacopo. Domenico continued his father's workshop and portrait practice after Jacopo's death in 1594, serving Venetian patrons into the early 17th century. The workshop portrait of an artist reflects the family studio tradition that the Tintorettos maintained, with multiple family members contributing to a vast output that kept the workshop active long after Jacopo's death.

The portrait follows the established Tintoretto workshop formula—dark background, three-quarter pose, warm Venetian coloring. The fluid brushwork maintains the family manner while showing the slightly smoother handling characteristic of the younger Tintoretto.