Saint James of Compostela

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 depicts a person on horseback holding a flag aloft, accompanied by another figure with a curved sword. There is a small cherubic face with wings in the upper left corner, surrounded by clouds. The background is textured, enhancing the overall composition of the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1973.59.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rizzi 1971, no. 132, State iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1975

  • The Inspired Copy: Artists Look at Art, Baltimore Museum of Art, 1975, no. 50.

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

Q65569001

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