TINTORETTO
(b. 1518, Venezia, d. 1594, Venezia)

Solomon and the Queen of Sheba

c. 1545
Oil on canvas
Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice

In this painting, the young Tintoretto showed his interest in the studied forms and elegant design of the Mannerists which he sought to combine with the rich colouring of Titian, under whom he had trained for a brief period.