The Holy Family, Saint Joseph with a Book
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo · 1750–59 · 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
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Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
The Holy Family, Saint Joseph with a Book is a public-domain drawing by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, dated 1750–59. 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. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“The Holy Family, Saint Joseph with a Book” (1750–59) 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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