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The Conversion of Saint Paul by Jacopo Tintoretto

Photo of the painting The Conversion of Saint Paul
Jacopo Tintoretto (Venetian, 1518 – 1594), The Conversion of Saint Paul, c. 1545, oil on canvas, Samuel H. Kress Collection 1961.9.43

Meet Saul of Tarsus, who is having a very bad day at work. We’ll find out what (or who) is causing all this commotion and how picking a fight with the wrong guy led Saul into an unexpected career change.

And we’ll also talk about the young, impatient Tintoretto who, like JMW Turner, loved to thumb his nose at convention.

SHOW NOTES (TRANSCRIPT)

“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo

Episode theme is “Toccata and Fugue in Dm, BWV 565” composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Performed by Paul Pitman

The Conversion of Saint Paul information
Robert Echols, “Jacopo Tintoretto/The Conversion of Saint Paul/c. 1544,” Italian Paintings of the Sixteenth Century, NGA Online Editions, https://purl.org/nga/collection/artobject/46142 (accessed June 06, 2019).

Tintoretto: Artist of Renaissance Venice, Exhibition Catalog (NGA store)


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