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100 1 # $a Ridolfi
245 1 0 $a Vita Di Giacopo Robusti Detto Il Tintoretto, Celebre Pittore Cittadino Venetiano. Fedelmente Descritta Da Carlo Ridolfi. Al Serenissimo Prencipe Francesco Erizzo, Et All'Eccellentissimo Senato Veneto.
246 3 # $a Vita Del Tintoretto
260 # # $a In Venetia, $c MDCXLII. $c [1642] $b Appresso Guglielmo Oddoni. All'insegna della Sorte in Spadaria. Con Licenza de' Superiori, & Privilegio.
300 # # $a [14], 93, [3] p., port.; $c 204 mm. (Quarto.)
505 0 # $a [Half-t., t.p., dedic.] - L'Autore A Chi Legge - [Poems to the author]; Errori occorsi ... - [Port.] - [Text] - [Latin text of Tintoretto's grave-stone].
508 # # $a The portrait of Tintoretto and the decorations are unsigned.

The work is dedicated by Carlo Ridolfi to the 'Serenissimo Prencipe, Et Eccellentissimo Senato' of Venice.
510 0 # $a An English translation of the Vita,by C. and R. Enggass, was published in 1984, as The life of Tintoretto and of his children.

C. Gould, 'Ridolfi the historian', in Apollo, 125/301 (1987), p.197-9.

A.L. Lepschy, Tintoretto observed: a documentary survey of critical reactions from the 16th to the 20th century (1983).
520 2 # $a The half-title reads, 'Vita Del Tintoretto'.

This was the first biography of Tintoretto, and is the most important early source of information about the artist.

The portrait is captioned 'Iacobus Tinctorettus Venetus Pictor Celeberr. Ann. Agens LXXXII'. The text is further decorated with title-page vignette, headpieces and initials.
563 # # $a 19th-century half brown morocco, marbled-papered boards; spine lettered 'Ridolfi - Vita Del Tintoretto Venetia 1642 R.A.' Bound with one other.
600 0 4 $a Tintoretto
653 # # $a Painters - Artists - Painting - Italy - Veneto - Venice - History - 16th century
655 # 0 $a Biography - Art history - Italy - 17th century
700 1 # $a Erizzo $e dedicatee
700 1 # $a Oddoni $e publisher
710 2 # $a Venice. Senate $e dedicatee
710 2 # $a Venice. Doge (1631-1646: Erizzo) $e dedicatee