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September 6, 2007
Miguel Falomir, ed. Tintoretto Madrid: Museo Nacional del Prado, 2006. 465 pp.; 206 color ills. Paper $90.00 (1903470463)

Exhibition schedule: January 30–May 27, 2007

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Tintoretto. Christ Washing the Feet of His Disciples (c. 1547). Oil on canvas. 210 x 533 cm. Museo del Prado, Madrid.

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The Prado’s exhibition on Tintoretto, mounted by curator Miguel Falomir, meets the standard that a show is justified by its educational value to both the specialist and the public. Occupying the central wing of the primo piano of the Prado, the exhibit is mounted spaciously and offers judicious juxtapositions of paintings, drawings, and technical data. While presenting itself as the first monographic exhibition for the artist since 1937, the show also disclaims any pretension to...