Old Man with Bare Head

c. 1762

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Associated Names
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Artist, Venetian, 1727 - 1804

The image shows a close-up portrait of a person's head and shoulders. The person is turning slightly to the left, with the left side of their face more prominently visible. They have distinct facial features including a prominent nose, thick eyebrows, and deep-set eyes. The person has a full, long beard and wavy hair framing their face. The hair looks textured and unkempt. They are wearing a dark, heavy garment around the shoulders. The background is dark and textured, contrasting with the lighter tones of the person's face and hair.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.9 × 11 cm (5 1/2 × 4 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 16.9 × 13.9 cm (6 5/8 × 5 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1981.3.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rizzi 1971, no. 171, State i/ii

  • Series Title

    Raccolta di Teste: Libro Primo: pl.11 [De Vesme 115-146]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Leonard Baskin [1922-2000], (Lugt 4473), acquired in 1965

Associated Names

Bibliography

1906

  • Vesme, Alexandre de (Baudi di Vesme, Alessandro). Le peintre-graveur italien; ouvrage faisant suite au peintre-graveur de Bartsch. Milan: Ulrico Hoepli, 1906.

1971

  • Rizzi, Aldo. The Etchings of the Tiepolos. Complete edition. London: Phaidon, 1971.

Inscriptions

recto: at lower center, in brown ink: 8; verso: at lower center, in black ink: Lisa & Leonard / E & L Baskin / 1965 [Lugt 4473]; in graphite, at center right: K1354; in graphite, at bottom right: Rizzi 171 1/2

Markings

Leonard Baskin (L.4473)

Wikidata ID

Q74034840

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