The Holy Family Being Ferried Across the River

published 1753

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Associated Names
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Artist, Venetian, 1727 - 1804

The image shows an etching of a small boat on a body of water. The point of view is slightly elevated, with the horizon separating the cloudy sky from the waterscape. A flock of birds is dispersed in the sky. A boat with figures, including one with wings, a rowing man, and a woman holding a child, is visible. The etching features intricate lines creating detailed textures in the figures and natural elements. The color palette is monochromatic, using black and white for contrast and depth. In the distance, a group of trees with leafy canopies fills the right half of the composition.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2010

  • La Serenissima : Eighteenth-Ventury Venetian art from North American Collections, Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Oklahoma City, 2010 - 2011, no. 84, repro.

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

Q64957057

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