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Brewer's: Tintoretto
the historical painter. So called because his father was a dyer (tintore). His real name was Jacopo Robusti. He was nicknamed Il Furioso, from the rapidity of his productions. (1512-1594.)
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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