The Flight, with Madonna at Right Supported by Angels

published 1753

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Associated Names
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Artist, Venetian, 1727 - 1804

The image features a detailed etching showing a man riding a donkey on a rocky path. In the distance, a coastal landscape with buildings is visible. The sky is lightly sketched with birds flying. On the right, two winged figures accompany a person in a robe. Fine lines and cross-hatching are used for texture. The color palette is monochromatic with dark strokes on light paper. The top right corner shows foliage.

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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. 87, 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

Q64957078

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