Standing Man in Sixteenth-Century Costume

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Associated Names
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Artist, Venetian, 1696 - 1770

The image shows a full-body drawing of a person standing with one arm outstretched in front and the other resting on their hip. The facial features are suggested with minimal details, and the hair is short and wavy. The person is wearing a tunic, sleeves, a garment that wraps around the shoulder, pants, and boots. The attire appears historical or theatrical. The figure is not holding any objects, and there is a plain background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Arthur L. Liebman

  • Dimensions

    overall: 24.8 x 14.4 cm (9 3/4 x 5 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1992.87.25

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Arthur Liebman [d. 1991], Lake Forest, IL; bequest 1992, to NGA

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: G.B. Tiepolo

Wikidata ID

Q64572376

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