Who created "The Fall of the Rebel Angels"?

The Fall of the Rebel Angels was created by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo in 1712/1715.

When was "The Fall of the Rebel Angels" created?

This artwork was created 1712/1715.

Is "The Fall of the Rebel Angels" in the public domain?

Yes, The Fall of the Rebel Angels is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The Fall of the Rebel Angels

Q: What medium is "The Fall of the Rebel Angels"?

The Fall of the Rebel Angels is pen and brown ink with gray wash over black chalk, and pen and black ink with gray wash; scattered unrelated touches of red chalk on left.

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

1712/1715

Medium

pen and brown ink with gray wash over black chalk, and pen and black ink with gray wash; scattered unrelated touches of red chalk on left

Dimensions

overall: 34.5 × 46.7 cm (13 9/16 × 18 3/8 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Department

CG-E

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

Accession Number

1974.72.2

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...

The Fall of the Rebel Angels

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