Profile of an Old Man with a Hat

1760-1780

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Associated Names
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Artist, Venetian, 1727 - 1804

The image shows a close-up of a person's face in profile, with only a portion of the head and shoulder visible. The person's head is tilted slightly backward, with the chin pointing upward. The facial features are depicted with a detailed texture, emphasizing a prominent nose and beard. The individual is wearing a large, textured top hat that obscures the top part of the head and the eyes. The clothing includes a garment with a visible seam and some textured detail around the collar area. The drawing is composed of fine lines and shading, giving texture and depth to the person's features. The background consists of more fine, stippled lines, creating an abstract, textured effect without distinct shapes or objects.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12.2 × 9.1 cm (4 13/16 × 3 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 28 × 21.6 cm (11 × 8 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.616

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rizzi 1971, no. 209, State only

  • Series Title

    Raccolta di Teste

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Pia Gallo Fine Old Master and Modern Prints, New York); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased March 19, 1997; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1971

  • Rizzi, Aldo. The Etchings of the Tiepolos. Complete edition. London: Phaidon, 1971: no. 209, only

Inscriptions

below image, at left, in graphite, by later hand: 403; on verso, in graphite, by various later hands: 165; 403; dis-8 (?)

Wikidata ID

Q76557346

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