Past Exhibition

Rare Etchings by G.B. and G.D. Tiepolo

This is a drawing of a scene with an angel and a woman. The image has intricate detailing in strokes and shading characteristic of traditional etching techniques. Central to the composition is an angelic figure with broad wings, guiding an elderly person. To the right, a female figure stands draped in a flowing cloak, her expression contemplative. The background shows a landscape with trees and a distant hilly terrain under a vast sky, with swirling clouds suggesting an atmospheric depth. The drawing's style is reminiscent of the work of Salvator Rosa. The tone of the scene is serene yet imbued with a sense of narrative tension.
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, The Flight, Holy Family Walking with Angel, published 1753, etching, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.8104

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    Ground Floor, Galleries G-3, G-4, G-5, G-6 (2,000 sq. ft.)
This is a drawing of a scene with an angel and a woman. The image has intricate detailing in strokes and shading characteristic of traditional etching techniques. Central to the composition is an angelic figure with broad wings, guiding an elderly person. To the right, a female figure stands draped in a flowing cloak, her expression contemplative. The background shows a landscape with trees and a distant hilly terrain under a vast sky, with swirling clouds suggesting an atmospheric depth. The drawing's style is reminiscent of the work of Salvator Rosa. The tone of the scene is serene yet imbued with a sense of narrative tension.
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, The Flight, Holy Family Walking with Angel, published 1753, etching, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.8104

Overview: 93 prints from the Rosenwald Collection and one from the gift of W.G. Russell Allen were shown with loans of duplicate impressions and related material. 85 of the etchings came from two 18th-century albums in the Rosenwald collection. The exhibition honored Mr. Rosenwald, a founding benefactor and trustee, on his 81st birthday.

Organization: The exhibition was held in the Widener porcelain rooms. The wall cases had been covered with panels on which the framed graphics were hung. H. Diane Russell organized the exhibition; Gaillard F. Ravenel designed the exhibition. Frances P. Smyth and Gaillard F. Ravenel designed the exhibition catalogue.

Attendance: 106,676

Catalog: Rare Etchings by Giovanni Battista and Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, by H. Diane Russell. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1972.

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