A Standing Man Wearing a Great Coat and Boots
1651 to 1700
Medium
pen and black ink with gray wash on tan laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 19.7 x 12.3 cm (7 3/4 x 4 13/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Joseph F. McCrindle Collection
Accession Number
2009.70.237
Art Historical Context
Behold *A Standing Man Wearing a Great Coat and Boots*, a drawing executed in the style of the eminent Venetian artist Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696–1770). Dated between 1651 and 1700, this work captures a poised male figure in everyday yet rugged attire—a long great coat and sturdy boots—oking the poised elegance of 17th-century. Though attributed to Tiepolo's circle or a skilled follower rather than the master himself, it reflects his characteristic fluency and vitality, bridging late Baroque and emerging Rococo sensibilities in Venetian draftsmanship. Crafted with pen and black ink accen...