The Madonna and Child at Left, with a File of Angels

published 1753

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Associated Names
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Artist, Venetian, 1727 - 1804

This is a drawing of a landscape scene with figures and a donkey. The image features an outdoor setting with tall, leafy trees in the background and a series of figures gathered along a path. A man is leading a donkey loaded with a large, woven basket. To the left, there are multiple figures, some with wings, seemingly interacting with the man and the donkey. The sky has birds and wispy clouds, adding depth to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching [proof]

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Accession Number

    1975.68.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rizzi 1971, no. 91, State (proof)

Artwork history & notes

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

Q65568994

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