Artworks
Old Master Paintings & Drawings
Giovanni Battista TIEPOLO (Venise 1696 - 1770 Madrid)
Two figures seen da sotto in su, 1760
Pen and brown ink, brown wash on paper
8 1/4 x 5 7/8 in
21 x 15 cm
21 x 15 cm
Provenance
Ben Wolf, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
By descent in the family
University of Michigan, William Clements Library, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Private collection
This drawing was probably part of an album of drawings such as the album entitled Sole Figure per Soffitti (now dismantled). In that album each sheet typically had a seated...
This drawing was probably part of an album of drawings such as the album entitled Sole Figure per Soffitti (now dismantled). In that album each sheet typically had a seated figure, legs dangling, his face half hidden and was often preparatory for a ceiling composition, used in both paintings and frescoes.
Literature
George Knox, Tiepolo, a Bicentenary Exhibition 1770-1970, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, 14 March - 3 May 1970