Punchinellos Cooking and Tasting Gnocchi (Punchinellos' Repast)
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo · 1740/52 · Pen and brown ink, and brush and brown wash, over a graphite underdrawing, on cream laid paper
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About this picture
Punchinellos Cooking and Tasting Gnocchi (Punchinellos' Repast) is a public-domain drawing by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, dated 1740/52. Pen and brown ink, and brush and brown wash, over a graphite underdrawing, on cream laid paper. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“Punchinellos Cooking and Tasting Gnocchi (Punchinellos' Repast)” (1740/52) 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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