Tintoretto’s Triptych

The essay examines the reflection of the work of Jacopo Robusti (1518 or 1519 ‒ 1594), nicknamed Tintoretto (“detto Tintoretto”), in Russian poetry of the 20th century. The first part traces the references to the artist in the poems included in the Alexander Sobolev and Roman Timenchik’s “Venice in Russian Poetry. An Attempt in Anthology (1888 ‒ 1972)”. The second part of the essay presents the poetic refractions of Tintoretto's artistic work, which were not included in that Anthology. The third part is “the case study” of how Tintoretto was perceived by Count Vasilii Komarovsky in his poem “The stairs are burning and the marbles are warmed, / But go to the Church and the Palace, where the Tintorettos / Mix yellow lacquer with crimson gold, / And the twilight is filled with gray incense...” (1912) from the verse cycle “Italian Impressions,” included in his only book of poetry “The First Landing” (St. Petersburg, 1913). The essay is dedicated to the memory of Yury Chumakov.