A Bearded Old Man Leaning His Head on His Hand
Lorenzo Baldissera Tiepolo · 1755/1762 · charcoal with stumping and blue pastel
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About this picture
A Bearded Old Man Leaning His Head on His Hand is a public-domain drawing by Lorenzo Baldissera Tiepolo, dated 1755/1762. Charcoal with stumping and blue pastel. The file comes from National Gallery of Art.
“A Bearded Old Man Leaning His Head on His Hand” (1755/1762) 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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