Standing Woman, Turned to the Left
ca. 1742–57
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brown wash
Dimensions
7 11/16 x 5 9/16 in. (19.6 x 14.1 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.427
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the Robert Lehman Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art,Standing Woman, Turned to the Left*ca. 1742–57) showcases the masterful draftsmanship of Giovanni Battista Tolo, one of Venice's greatest 18th-century artists. This intimate drawing, measuring just 7 11/16 x 5 9/16 inches, captures a graceful female figure in a poised, three-quarter view, her drapery flowing dynamically. Tiepolo, a leading Rococo painter known for his exuberant frescoes in palaces and churches across Europe, often produced such studies as preparatory sketches for larger compositions. Rendered in pen and brown i...
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...