The Apostles' Creed

1770s/1780s

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

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Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Artist, Venetian, 1727 - 1804

This is a drawing of an assembly of figures in conversation within an architectural interior. The image portrays a central figure seated on an elevated platform, surrounded by a group of individuals engaged in a lively discussion. The figures are dressed in flowing robes, and their various gestures suggest an animated exchange. The setting is a room with a checkered floor, adorned with decorative elements including chandeliers hanging from the ceiling. A framed text is displayed on the wall behind the central figure. The presence of arches and detailed architectural lines enhances the composition, suggesting depth and space. The drawing captures a moment of historical or scholarly importance, conveyed through the expressive postures and concentrated attention of the gathering.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jean-François Gigoux [1806-1894] (Lugt 1164), Paris; (sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 20-23 March 1882, no. 173); Eugène Féral (his sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 22-24 April 1901, no. 239); private collection, Paris; Stephen Spector [died 1985], New York; Peter W. Josten, New York; (Stephen Mazoh and Co., Inc., New York); gift to NGA, 1991.

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Exhibition History

1991

  • Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1991, supplement.

1995

  • Splendori del Settecento Veneziano, Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice, 1995, 469, 471, no. 199 (repro. p. 471)(entry by Attilia Dorigato).

1996

  • Domenico Tiepolo: Master Draftsman, Civici Musei e Gallerie di Storia ed Arte, Udine, 1996; Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington, 1997, no. 112.

2006

  • "Domenico Tiepolo: A New Testament", The Frick Collection, New York, 2006-2007, 596-597, 803, no. 254 (Adelheid M. Gealt and George Knox).

Bibliography

1962

  • Van Schaack, Eric. Master Drawings in Private Collections. New York, 1962: no. 64.

1991

  • NGA Anniversary, catalogue supplement page.

Inscriptions

lower right in pen and ink: Dom. Tiepolo f; center in pen and ink: SIMBOLO APOSTOLICO / CREDO / IN SECNO CON IL QVALE SI / CONQSCESCESSER LI FEDELI E'PER / TE NERLO PER VN SOMMARIO BREVE / E COMPENDIOSO DI QUELLO CHE ESSI / D OVEVANO PREDICARE, E CREDERE

Wikidata ID

Q64572408

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