even worked for free the don t just palace has been a veritable tintoretto museum for more than four and a half centuries though his arch rival teachin also painted for the rulers. it s said that tend to read who studied under to sion who was named their oficial painter in fifteen seventeen opposition tend to read what later occupy he was certainly an efficient painter and notoriously fast much to the annoyance of the competition as many as seven hundred works have been attributed to him although tintoretto could never have painted them more himself he had a huge workshop with lots of assistants and three children who also painted. with their help he created what then was the world s painting populated by more than five hundred figures besides using live models tend to retro also created little scenes with miniature figures lit by candles to help them create his complex sensual and dramatic way. to celebrate his five hundredth birthday there is