Standing Philosopher and Two Other Figures
c. 1741
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 13.3 x 17.2 cm (5 1/4 x 6 3/4 in.) sheet (trimmed close to plate mark): 13.6 x 17.5 cm (5 3/8 x 6 7/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Frank R. and Jeannette H. Eyerly
Accession Number
1995.77.1
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...