God the Father Standing in Clouds Surrounded by Angels and Putti
Medium
pen and gray ink with brown wash over charcoal on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 23.2 x 17.2 cm (9 1/8 x 6 3/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Helena Gunnarsson
Accession Number
1996.67.1
About the Artist
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo · 1727–1804
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (1727-1804) was a Venetian painter, printmaker, and draftsman whose career spanned the twilight of the Rococo era. Born on August 30, 1727, in Venice as the eldest son of the celebrated Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, he worked both in his father's shadow and as a significant independent artist who developed a distinctly earthbound and humanistic vision. Domenico's importance...