The Astrologer and the Young Soldier, from Capricci
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo · 1740/50 · Etching on paper
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Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
The Astrologer and the Young Soldier, from Capricci is a public-domain illustration by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, dated 1740/50. Etching on paper. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“The Astrologer and the Young Soldier, from Capricci” (1740/50) has Tiepolo’s pale light and figures set high, the manner of his ceilings, even when the sheet is a drawing or an etching rather than the fresco.
About the artist
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696–1770) was a Venetian painter of ceilings and altarpieces. The light is pale, and the figures are often seen from below. He also left a large group of etchings and drawings.
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