Head of a Young Man in Profile
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo · red chalk with white heightening on blue paper
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About this picture
Head of a Young Man in Profile is a public-domain drawing by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. Red chalk with white heightening on blue paper. The file comes from National Gallery of Art.
“Head of a Young Man in Profile” (date not listed) 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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