Scherzi di fantasia
in of voor ca. 1750
Medium
etching
Dimensions
176; 226
About this artwork
height 226 mm x width 176 mm
Art Historical Context
**Scherzi di fantasia by Giovanni Battista Tiep, created around 1750, is a etching measuring 226 mm in height by 176 mm in width Tiepolo, a master of the Venetian Rococo style (1696–1770), was renowned for his exuberant frescoes adorning palaces and churches across Europe. This intimate print exemplifies his shift toward printmaking in mid-career, allowing him to experiment with etching's fluid lines to capture whimsical, dreamlike scenes—true to the title's meaning of "fantasies" or "capriccios." Etching was a revolutionary medium for Tiepolo, enabling spontaneous, sketch-like effects that m...
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...