Old Man with a Sword, Smiling Old Man, Old Man with a Turban, Old Man with a Small Turban
Medium
Four etchings on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
119 × 104 mm (image, upper left); 122 × 105 mm (plate, upper left); 120 × 104 mm (image, upper right); 123 × 105 mm (plate, upper right); 139 × 108 mm (image/plate, lower left); 139 × 109 mm (image/plate, lower right); 544 × 385 mm (sheet)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
128365
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...