The Head of a Young Man Looking Upwards to the Right
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696–1770) · before 1752 · red chalk (with stumping) over black chalk, heightened with white chalk
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About this picture
The Head of a Young Man Looking Upwards to the Right is a CC0 drawing by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696–1770), dated before 1752. Red chalk (with stumping) over black chalk, heightened with white chalk. The file comes from Cleveland Museum of Art.
“The Head of a Young Man Looking Upwards to the Right” (before 1752) 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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