Scherzi di Fantasia: The Philosopher
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696–1770) · 1750–60 · etching
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About this picture
Scherzi di Fantasia: The Philosopher is a CC0 illustration by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696–1770), dated 1750–60. Etching. The file comes from Cleveland Museum of Art.
“Scherzi di Fantasia: The Philosopher” (1750–60) 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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