Editing Mannerism (section)

===Jacopo Tintoretto===
[[File:Jacopo Tintoretto - The Last Supper - WGA22649.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|[[Jacopo Tintoretto]], ''[[Last Supper (Tintoretto)|Last Supper]]'', 1592–1594]]
[[Tintoretto|Jacopo Tintoretto]] has been known for his vastly different contributions to [[Venetian school (art)|Venetian painting]] after the legacy of [[Titian]]. His work, which differed greatly from his predecessors, had been criticized by [[Giorgio Vasari|Vasari]] for its, "fantastical, extravagant, bizarre style."<ref name=":4">{{Cite book|title=Tintoretto : tradition and identity|last=Nichols, Tom|isbn=9781780234816|pages=234|oclc=970358992|date=1 October 2015|publisher=Reaktion Books }}</ref> Within his work, Tintoretto adopted Mannerist elements that have distanced him from the classical notion of Venetian painting, as he often created artworks which contained elements of fantasy and retained [[Naturalism (art)|naturalism]].<ref name=":4" /> Other unique elements of Tintoretto's work include his attention to color through the regular utilization of rough brushstrokes<ref name=":4" /> and experimentation with pigment to create illusion.<ref name=":4" />

An artwork that is associated with Mannerist characteristics is the ''[[Last Supper (Tintoretto)|Last Supper]]''; it was commissioned by Michele Alabardi for the [[San Giorgio Maggiore (church), Venice|San Giorgio Maggiore]] in 1591.<ref name=":4" /> In Tintoretto's ''Last Supper'', the scene is portrayed from the angle of group of people along the right side of the composition. On the left side of the painting, [[Jesus|Christ]] and the [[Apostles in the New Testament|Apostles]] occupy one side of the table and single out [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]]. Within the dark space, there are few sources of light; one source is emitted by Christ's [[Halo (religious iconography)|halo]] and hanging torch above the table.

In its distinct composition, the ''Last Supper'' portrays Mannerist characteristics. One characteristic that Tintoretto utilizes is a black background. Though the painting gives some indication of an interior space through the use of [[Perspective (graphical)|perspective]], the edges of the composition are mostly shrouded in shadow which provides drama for the central scene of the ''Last Supper''. Additionally, Tintoretto utilizes the spotlight effects with light, especially with the halo of Christ and the hanging torch above the table. A third Mannerist characteristic that Tintoretto employs are the atmospheric effects of figures shaped in smoke and float about the composition.