A Standing Oriental Holding a Rod

1753/1762

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Associated Names
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Artist, Venetian, 1696 - 1770

The image is a sketch of a person standing upright. The person has a long beard and is wearing a rounded hat and draped clothing that flows down to their feet. Their facial features are not distinctly drawn, but the outline suggests elongated features beneath the hat. The clothing is loose, with a shawl or cloak draped over the shoulders and long sleeves. The figure holds a small stick or similar object in one hand. There is no detailed background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 22.8 x 15.7 cm (9 x 6 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.21.338

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown PA; gift 1946 to the NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1995

  • The Glory of Venice: Art in the Eighteenth Century, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995.

Bibliography

1956

  • Millier 1956, pl.5.

Inscriptions

Inscribed by Kleinberger? lower right verso in graphite: 15

Wikidata ID

Q64572365

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