Joseph and Mary Prepare to Leave

published 1753

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Associated Names
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Artist, Venetian, 1727 - 1804

The image shows several individuals gathered in a pastoral setting. In the center, a woman holds a child, both with halos. Beside her, a man with a beard holds a staff. To the right, a winged figure guides a donkey, which stands near the bearded man. On the left, another man looks on. The scene includes a thatched roof, a wooden structure in the background, and textured ground. The image appears to be an etching or drawing in black and white.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching [proof]

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 18.9 x 24.8 cm (7 7/16 x 9 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.16.122

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rizzi 1971, no. 71, State (proof)

  • Series Title

    Flight into Egypt: pl.5

  • Volume Title

    Tiepolo Etchings, vol.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Anton Maria Zanetti I [1680-1757], Venice; Agostino Caironi [1820-1907], Milan (Lugt 426); (Pacini [active c.1860-1880], Florence); (Pierre Bères, New York); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA, 1951; gift to NGA, 1951.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1972

  • Rare Etchings by Giovanni Battista and Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1972, no. 62, repro.

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

Q65226636

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