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Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, printmaker
Italian, 1727 - 1804
Mercury Appearing to Aeneas in a Dream; after the fresco by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo in the Villa Valmarana, Vicenza, circa 1750
Etching
23.5 x 18.3 cm (image)
Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts 1963.30.297
after, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Artist Credit: all
Artist Biography: Painter and etcher, son of Venetian artist Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. Worked in Venice, W¸rzburg, Udina, and Madrid. Master and President of the Venetian Academy in his life time. A talented genre painter, especially of scenes from contemporary life and popular theatre. Notable among early~works are the paintings of the Stations of the Cross for S. Polo, Venice (1747-49), and the chinoiserie decorations of the guest wing of the Villa Valmarana (1757) in Vicenza. Worked in Madrid from 1762 until his father died in 1770. Returned to Venice, executed several frescoes and easel paintings, and especially scenes from the commedia dell'arte. Produced innumerable drawings for collectors, and nearly 200 etchings after his and his father's designs. Brother, Lorenzo Tiepolo (1736-76), specialized in genre scenes in pastel. ~~Reference: Rizzi, Aldo. The Etchings of the Tiepolos. London: Phaidon Press, 1971.~De Vesme, Baudi. Le Peintre-Graveur Italien. Milan, 1906~
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Vicenza Valmarana Villa Tiepolo Battista Giovanni by fresco the after Dream a in Aeneas to Appearing Arts Graphic Achenbach Europe Italy Print Legend Myth Etching souls men over power symbol serpents two intertwined rod caduceus gestures messenger forest against dreaming lies armor man cloud appears cadeuceus Mercury while hand hidden face his rock reclining soldier young Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo Italian Giovanni Battista Tiepolo 5049161418950007 A002805 1963.30.297 AFGA
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