The Flight, Holy Family Walking with Angel

published 1753

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Associated Names
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Artist, Venetian, 1727 - 1804

This is a drawing of a scene with an angel and a woman. The image has intricate detailing in strokes and shading characteristic of traditional etching techniques. Central to the composition is an angelic figure with broad wings, guiding an elderly person. To the right, a female figure stands draped in a flowing cloak, her expression contemplative. The background shows a landscape with trees and a distant hilly terrain under a vast sky, with swirling clouds suggesting an atmospheric depth. The drawing's style is reminiscent of the work of Salvator Rosa. The tone of the scene is serene yet imbued with a sense of narrative tension.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8104

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rizzi 1971, no. 78


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1967

  • Master Prints on Biblical Themes, Sloan Galleries at Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN, 1967, no cat.

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.

Wikidata ID

Q65020484

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