Who created "Head of a Magician"?

Head of a Magician was created by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo in c. 1760.

When was "Head of a Magician" created?

This artwork was created c. 1760.

Is "Head of a Magician" in the public domain?

Yes, Head of a Magician is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Head of a Magician

Q: What medium is "Head of a Magician"?

Head of a Magician is pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk on laid paper (still mounted on original Tiepolo album page).

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

c. 1760

Medium

pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk on laid paper (still mounted on original Tiepolo album page)

Dimensions

overall: 24.6 x 19.6 cm (9 11/16 x 7 11/16 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Department

CG-E

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Christian Aall

Accession Number

1998.110.1

About the Artist

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo · 1696–1770

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696-1770) stands as the greatest decorative painter of eighteenth-century Europe, a Venetian master whose luminous frescoes and dynamic compositions defined the Rococo era's aesthetic zenith. Born in Venice on March 5, 1696, to a modest shipping merchant family, Tiepolo's extraordinary talent transcended his humble origins to establish him as the most sought-after artis...

Head of a Magician

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