Born in Venice, Tintoretto first studied with Titian, the Venetian-school painter. During his staying in Rome (1545-1546), he was strongly attracted and significantly influenced by the sculptures and drawings of human body created by Michelangelo. Tintoretto attempted to sublimate the buxom and beautiful colors of Titian together with the drawing ability of Michelangelo that ingeniously captures masses, and his art was developed into the scenes of artificial rays of light and the representations of dramatic movements. Tintoretto significantly influenced his contemporary painters, especially El Greco of Spain.