The Flight, Holy Family at the Right, Joseph Looking to the Left
published 1753
Medium
etching
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of W.G. Russell Allen
Accession Number
1941.8.42
Art Historical Context
### The Flight: Holy Family at the Right, Joseph Looking to the Left Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, the gifted son of the renowned Venetian master Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, created this etching in 1753. Depicting the biblical Flight into Egypt—a poignant moment when the Holy Family escapes King Herod's massacre of the innocents—the composition captures Joseph glancing leftward while Mary and the Christ Child appear at the right. This intimate scene reflects the Rococo style's graceful elegance and emotional warmth, hallmarks of the Tiepolo family's 18th-century Venetian artistry, blending narrat...
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...