Old Man with a Beard

c. 1762

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Associated Names
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Artist, Venetian, 1727 - 1804

The image is a black and white sketch of an older man, depicting his head and shoulders. He faces slightly to the right with a thoughtful expression. The man has deep-set eyes, prominent cheekbones, and a bald head with sparse hair. He has a long, thick beard blending with the fur-like texture of his cloak, which is fastened with a circular clasp. The background is dark and textured, highlighting the man's facial features and clothing.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth B. Benedict

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 14.1 x 10.9 cm (5 9/16 x 4 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.60.63

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rizzi 1971, no. 176, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. Ruth B. Benedict (1913-1993), Washington; bequest to NGA, 1994.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1994

  • A Discerning Eye: Prints and Drawings Given by Ruth B. Benedict, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994, no. 42.

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.

1994

  • A Discerning Eye: Prints and Drawings Given by Ruth B. Benedict. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: no. 42.

Inscriptions

by later hands, lower center verso in graphite: deVe 132 / R. 176 / D7[?]BII / 435-

Wikidata ID

Q75119147

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