The Holy Family Disembarking

published 1753

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Associated Names
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Artist, Venetian, 1727 - 1804

The image shows a group of figures traveling near a body of water with a donkey, a boat, and an angelic figure in the foreground. Trees and a distant horizon line create depth, while birds fly in the sky. The use of hatchings and fine lines adds texture to the scene, conveying a narrative moment with dynamic energy and detail.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of W.G. Russell Allen

  • Accession Number

    1941.8.49

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rizzi 1971, no. 84

  • Series Title

    Flight into Egypt: pl.18 [De Vesme 1-27]

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

Q64957059

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