The Flight with Joseph in the Foreground

1753

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Associated Names
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Artist, Venetian, 1727 - 1804

The image depicts a scene with figures and a landscape viewed from a slightly elevated position. The horizon is low, intersecting with a distant ridge and a town or village in the background. The etching style features fine lines and intricate detailing in clothing, trees, and animals. The color palette is black and white, enhancing the depth and texture of the scene. Sheep are being herded on a path, followed by figures on donkeys, possibly a family. Trees frame the scene on the right.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8106

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rizzi 1971, no. 87

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1956

  • Renaissance to Roccoco: A Loan Exhibition of Italian Engravings and Woodcuts, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1956, no cat.

1966

  • Prints from Museum Collections, Fine Arts Patrons of Newport Harbor, Pavilion Gallery, Balboa, CA, 1966, 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

Q65020495

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