The Rest on the Flight with Joseph in Adoration

1752

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Associated Names
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Artist, Venetian, 1727 - 1804

This is a drawing of a pastoral scene depicting figures in nature. The image is an intricately detailed line drawing set during a moment of rest under large trees, with foliage forming a canopy overhead. In the central part of the scene, a seated figure is depicted beside a small animal lying on the ground. Other figures are gathered around, one reclining and another in a kneeling position, seemingly offering something. The landscape features trees and possibly a body of water in the background. Textural details are evident in the pattern of leaves and the folds of drapery, adding depth to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.2 x 25.2 cm (7 9/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
    page size: 24.4 x 34.5 cm (9 5/8 x 13 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.16.140

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rizzi 1971, no. 85

  • Series Title

    Flight into Egypt: pl.19

  • Volume Title

    Tiepolo Etchings, vol.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Anton Maria Zanetti I [1680-1757], Venice; Agostino Caironi [1820-1907], Milan; (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. 81, 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

Q65226756

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