The Finding of The Body of St. Mark

2011
Inkjet on watercolour paper
85 x 69 centimeters

I've never investigated the events Tintoretto depicted in his 1562 painting, The Finding of The Body of St. Mark. Instead, my interest was piqued by the architecture of the building as a dramatic stage for an event which I treated more like a news report rather than momentous biblical history. The drama of Tintoretto's painting has by necessity been toned down for technical reasons because the computer I used could not handle complex scenes without a struggle. Beside the reduced cast of characters the tombs and vaulted arches have been copy and pasted into the composition appear making it appear more monumental despite using minimal resources.

Tintoretto | The Finding of The Body of St. Mark, 1562

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