Jacopo Negretti, known as Palma (il) Giovane, was a Venetian painter of the late Renaissance and early Baroque. Born in Venice, he was the grea-nephew of the painter Palma Vecchio and the son of the lesser-known artist Antonio Palma. He trained first with his father, then under the patronage of Guidobaldo II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino, he travelled to Rome around 1567 to study the works of Michelangelo and Raphael.
Returning to Venice in the 1570s, Palma became one of the city’s most prolific artists, consolidating his position especially after the death of Tintoretto in 1594. He painted decorative works for public and ecclesiasitcal buildings, including the Doge’s Palace, namely large works in the Sala del Maggior Consiglio. His style blended Venetian colour with Roman and Mannerist influences, and his later work grew more sober and devotional. He also completed Titian’s unfinished Pietà, due to familiarity with his working techniques.
Palma il Giovane died in Venice in 1628, leaving a vast body of work.
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