1519 Born in Venice, the son of a cloth-dyer, hence his nickname.
1539 After working for a very short time in Titian’s workshop, Tintoretto is by this date working as an independent master.
1548 Produces St Mark Freeing the Slave for the Scuola Grande di San Rocco. This painting finally brings recognition in Venice for Tintoretto.
1551 Recorded as a member of the Accademia Pellegrina, a literary academy.
1564–88 Works on decorations for the meeting house of the Scuola Grande di San Rocco, his masterwork.
1565 Becomes a member of the confraternity of the Scuola Grande di San Rocco.
1577 After two fires, in 1574 and 1577, damage the Doge’s Palace, Tintoretto is commissioned to contribute to the redecorations.
1580 Travels to Mantua regarding a commission for the Gonzaga family. This is his only recorded journey outside Venice.
1592 Again works on important commissions for the Doge’s Palace.
1594 Dies in Venice.
1543 The Supper at Emmaus, Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts
1544 St George and the Dragon , St Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum
1545 The Conversion of Saul, Washington DC, National Gallery of Art
1546 Portrait of Jacopo Sansovino , Florence, Galleria degli Uffizi
1547 Christ Washing the Feet of His Disciples, Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado
1547 Self Portrait, Philadelphia Museum of Art
1548 The Miracle of St Mark Freeing the Slave, Venice, Galleria dell’Accademia
1549 St Roch in the Hospital, Venice, Scuola Grande di San Rocco
1550 Portrait of a Genoese Nobleman, Florence, Galleria degli Uffizi
1551 Portrait of the Procurator Antonio Cappello, Venice, Galleria dell’Accademia
1551 Venus, Mars and Vulcan, Munich, Alte Pinakothek
1553 Lorenzo Soranzo, Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum
1554 The Birth of John the Baptist, St Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum
1550–55 The Presentation of Christ in the Temple, Venice, Galleria dell’Accademia
c1555–56 Susanna and the Elders, Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum
c1556 Christ washing his Disciples’ Feet, London, National Gallery
1555–58 St George and the Dragon, London, National Gallery
1560 Christ Carried to the Tomb, Edinburgh, National Gallery of Scotland
1562 Moses Receiving the Tablets of the Law, Venice, Madonna dell’Orto
1562 The Last Judgement, Venice, Madonna dell’Orto
1565 Crucifixion, Venice, Scuola Grande di San Rocco
1567 Christ before Pilate , Venice, Scuola Grande di San Rocco
c1571–2 Sebastiano Venier, Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum
c1571–75 Saint Jerome, Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum
1575–80 Christ at the Sea of Galilee, Washington, National Gallery of Art
1578–81 Adoration of the Shepherds, Venice, Scuola Grande di San Rocco
1578–81 Ascension, Venice, Scuola Grande di San Rocco
1587 Flight into Egypt, Venice, Scuola Grande di San Rocco
1583–7 The Slaughter of the Innocents , Venice, Scuola Grande di San Rocco
c1585–90 Flagellation of Christ, Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum
1594 The Last Supper, Venice, S. Giorgio Maggiore