Young Shepherds and Old Man with a Monkey, from Scherzi
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo · 1735–40 · Etching printed in black on paper
Public domain
Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
Young Shepherds and Old Man with a Monkey, from Scherzi is a public-domain illustration by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, dated 1735–40. Etching printed in black on paper. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“Young Shepherds and Old Man with a Monkey, from Scherzi” (1735–40) 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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