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The Flight, Joseph at Right and Mary and Angel at Left

published 1753

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Associated Names

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Artist, Venetian, 1727 - 1804

The image shows a person riding a donkey with a large basket on their back, led or accompanied by another person. The scene is set under leafy trees with dramatic line work. The landscape has a rugged terrain with rocks and vegetation. The composition is dynamic with strong lines and texture, showing movement and narrative.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching
Credit Line

Gift of W.G. Russell Allen
Accession Number

1941.8.55
Catalogue Raisonné

Rizzi 1971, no. 90

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

Q64957075

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