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Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, printmaker
Italian, 1727 - 1804
Old Man with a Hat on his Forehead, from Raccolta di Teste numero trenta (Collection of Thirty Heads) by G.B. Tiepolo, circa 1770 - 1774
Etching
15.2 x 11.5 cm (image)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Sopher Collection 1985.1.472
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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Tiepolo GB Heads Thirty of Collection trenta numero Teste di Raccolta from Forehead on a with Old Mrs Mr Gift 47 cat Sopher Marcus 71 23 11 Tunick David Provenance Europe Italy Print Portrait Genre Etching chain medallion coat cap winter heavy by obscured face black thick mustache nose long eyes his over down comes flap hat beard dark man large shoulders Head Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo Italian Giovanni Battista Tiepolo 5049161418950009 A002807 1985.1.472 AFGA
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