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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

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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