Past Exhibition

Piazzetta

The image shows a drawing of a person from the chest up. The person's head is tilted slightly back, looking up. Their facial features are delicately rendered, with a thoughtful expression and slightly open mouth. The person has receding hair at the front and curly hair at the sides. They are wearing a garment with a high collar and a scarf tied around the neck, holding a long, slender object in one hand. The background is plain.
Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Saint Stephen, 1730s/1740s, charcoal on blue paper (now faded) heightened with white chalk, Bequest of Lore Heinemann in memory of her husband, Dr. Rudolf J. Heinemann, 1997.57.6

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  • Locations

    West Building, Ground Floor, Graphics Galleries GS-6, GS-7, GS-8, GS-9 (2,500 sq. ft.)
The image shows a drawing of a person from the chest up. The person's head is tilted slightly back, looking up. Their facial features are delicately rendered, with a thoughtful expression and slightly open mouth. The person has receding hair at the front and curly hair at the sides. They are wearing a garment with a high collar and a scarf tied around the neck, holding a long, slender object in one hand. The background is plain.
Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Saint Stephen, 1730s/1740s, charcoal on blue paper (now faded) heightened with white chalk, Bequest of Lore Heinemann in memory of her husband, Dr. Rudolf J. Heinemann, 1997.57.6

Overview: 108 drawings, prints, and illustrated books were selected by George Knox of the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, with Andrew Robison, to mark the 300th anniversary of the birth of Giovanni Battista Piazzetta.

Organization: H. Diane Russell was the coordinator at the Gallery.

Sponsor: The exhibition was supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.

Attendance: 19,864

Catalog: Piazzetta: A Tercentenary Exhibition of Drawings, Prints, and Books, by George Knox. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1983.

Brochure: Piazzetta: A Tercentenary Exhibition of Drawings, Prints, and Books. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1983.

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