Heilige familie loopt over kleine brug tijdens vlucht naar Egypte

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Art Historical Context

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo's etching *Heilige loopt over kleine brug tijdens naar Egypte* ( Holy Family Crossing a Small During the Flight to Egypt created between 1748 and1752, captures a moment from the biblical narrative. The young artist, son of the famed Venetian master Giambattista Tiep, trained in his father's bustling studio, where he honed his skills in the elegant Rococo style—marked fluid lines, graceful figures, and sense of whimsical movement. This intimate scene depicts Mary, Joseph, and the Jesus navigating a humble bridge amid their perilous journey to escape King Herod's massac...

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...