The Last Supper

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo after Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Associated Names
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Artist, Venetian, 1727 - 1804

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Artist After, Venetian, 1696 - 1770

The image shows a group of people gathered around a table. They are sitting, with one person positioned at the right end of the table, dressed in a robe with long sleeves. This person has medium-length wavy hair. The others around the table have varied hair lengths and beard styles. They are wearing long robes and historical garments. In the foreground, there is a dog sitting attentively. The setting includes large stone columns, an archway in the background, a stairway leading upwards, and a person carrying a vessel on their head. Parts of a building are visible beyond the arch.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.1624

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rizzi 1971, no. 110, State i/ii


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1972

  • Rare Etchings by Giovanni Battista and Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1972, no. 93, 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

Q65508624

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