Who created "The Flight Into Egypt"?

The Flight Into Egypt was created by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo in 1735/40.

When was "The Flight Into Egypt" created?

This artwork was created 1735/40.

Is "The Flight Into Egypt" in the public domain?

Yes, The Flight Into Egypt is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The Flight Into Egypt

Q: What medium is "The Flight Into Egypt"?

The Flight Into Egypt is Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk, on off-white laid paper.

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

1735/40

Medium

Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk, on off-white laid paper

Dimensions

42.7 × 29.8 cm (16 13/16 × 11 3/4 in.)

Classification

pen and ink drawings

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

113952

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 Flight Into Egypt

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