Classical Figures Gathered around an Urn
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo · 1724/1729 · pen and brown ink on laid paper; black chalk sketches of mostly architecture on verso
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About this picture
Classical Figures Gathered around an Urn is a public-domain drawing by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, dated 1724/1729. Pen and brown ink on laid paper; black chalk sketches of mostly architecture on verso. The file comes from National Gallery of Art.
“Classical Figures Gathered around an Urn” (1724/1729) 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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