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Three Cherubs and a Beribboned Staff — Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

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Written by: Nil GüneşResearcher · Old Master Paintings
Old Master Paintings · Catalogue no. 781357
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Three Cherubs and a Beribboned Staff

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Held byNational Gallery of Art, Washington
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Artist / MakerGiovanni Battista Tiepolo
Date1750
Culture / OriginItalian
Mediumred chalk on blue paper heightened with white chalk; the tow upper cherubs' heads incised for transfer
Dimensionsoverall: 38.5 × 23.2 cm (15 3/16 × 9 1/8 in.)
DepartmentDrawing
TypeDrawing
About the Artist

BiographyGiovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696–1770) — Italian painter (1696–1770).Giovanni Battista Tiepolo worked as fresco painter, printmaker, architectural drafter, painter and graphic artist and is associated with Republic of Venice. Their documented life spans the years 1696 to 1770, born in Venice, died in Madrid. Their work is linked to Rococo, Baroque.Disciplinesfresco painter, printmaker, architectural drafter, painter, graphic artistBorn1696, VeniceDied1770, MadridNationalityRepublic of VeniceMovementRococo, BaroqueSources: Wikidata · Wikipedia Full biography →

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Image & data: National Gallery of Art, Washington · Licence: CC0.

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