Studies of Nude Male Figures in Various Poses
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Italian (active Venice, Udine, Würzburg, and Madrid) 1696 - 1770
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Made in Venice, Italy, Europe
Date:
c. 1720-1730Medium:
Pen and brown ink on laid paperDimensions:
Sheet: 16 15/16 x 11 9/16 inches (43.1 x 29.3 cm)Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
1984-56-94Credit Line:
The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the Matthew Carey Lea bequest of 1898 to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman and the Edgar Viguers Seeler Fund (by exchange), 1984
Made in Venice, Italy, Europe
Date:
c. 1720-1730Medium:
Pen and brown ink on laid paperDimensions:
Sheet: 16 15/16 x 11 9/16 inches (43.1 x 29.3 cm)Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1984-56-94Credit Line:
The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the Matthew Carey Lea bequest of 1898 to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman and the Edgar Viguers Seeler Fund (by exchange), 1984
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Tiepolo was the last great exponent of the Venetian painting and drawing tradition, conspicuous among his contemporaries for his command of fresco, easel painting, drawing, and etching. He worked in Milan, Padua, Würzburg, and Madrid, as well as in Venice, creating brilliantly colored, airy, and illusionistic wall and ceiling decorations.
Tiepolo was the last great exponent of the Venetian painting and drawing tradition, conspicuous among his contemporaries for his command of fresco, easel painting, drawing, and etching. He worked in Milan, Padua, Würzburg, and Madrid, as well as in Venice, creating brilliantly colored, airy, and illusionistic wall and ceiling decorations.