The Holy Family, Saint Joseph with a Book

1750·Pen and brown iron gall ink and brush and brown wash, with black chalk (recto) and black chalk (verso) on off-white laid paper, tipped on to ivory laid paper·Primary support: 27.7 × 19.9 cm (10 15/16 × 7 7/8 in.); Secondary support: 30.1 × 22.1 cm (11 7/8 × 8 3/4 in.)

Catalogue

Year: 1750
Medium: Pen and brown iron gall ink and brush and brown wash, with black chalk (recto) and black chalk (verso) on off-white laid paper, tipped on to ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Primary support: 27.7 × 19.9 cm (10 15/16 × 7 7/8 in.); Secondary support: 30.1 × 22.1 cm (11 7/8 × 8 3/4 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Artist

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Painting

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, also known as Giambattista Tiepolo, was an Italian painter and printmaker from the Republic of Venice who painted in the Rococo style, considered an important member of the 18th-century Venetian school. He was prolific, and worked not only in Italy, but also in Germany and Spain.

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