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The Rest on the Flight, with Adoring Angels

1750

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Associated Names

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Artist, Venetian, 1727 - 1804

This is a drawing showing figures gathered under a palm tree. One figure is seated holding a child, while others and a donkey surround them. Several winged figures are present to the side. The drawing features detailed line work depicting the angels' wings, foliage, and clothing textures. The composition balances the earthly elements of the tree with the divine aspect of the angels.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching
Credit Line

Gift of W.G. Russell Allen
Accession Number

1941.8.44
Catalogue Raisonné

Rizzi 1971, no. 79

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

Q64957049

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