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

The Jews in the Desert (detail)

1592-94
Oil on canvas
San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice

The painting depicts several activities: three smiths and a cobbler, an embroiderer and a spinner, two washerwomen, and a merchant on the road with his overloaded donkey. Some people are putting their household goods on order, but there are others who are sleeping or doing nothing at all.




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