Tintoretto / Creation of the Animals

The Dream of St. UrsulaL'Origine du monde

Creation of the Animals

1550–1553 · Oil on canvas

God flies across the scene as animals, birds and fish rush out of his creation in all directions.

ArtistTTintoretto

MuseumGGallerie dell'Accademia

MovementMMannerism

LocationVenice, Italy

Genrereligious art

Dimensions151 × 258 cm

SourceWikidata Q5963059

Why it matters

Tintoretto painted The Creation of the Animals around 1550; it is now in the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice.

Did you know?

It dates from 1550 or 1552.
It was acquired for the Doge's Palace in 1928.
It was restored in 1967.

Based on the Wikipedia article The Creation of the Animals (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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