The Holy Family Arriving at a City Gate
published 1753
Medium
etching
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.8108
Art Historical Context
Behold *The Holy Family Arriving at a Gate*, a delicate etching by Giovanni Domenico Tolo, published in 1753. The Venetian artist, son of the renowned Giambattista Tiep, captures a tender moment from the biblical Flight into Egypt, where Mary, Joseph, and the infant Jesus approach a grand city gate amid swirling figures and architecture. This print, now housed in the National Gallery Art's Rosenwald CollectionDepartment CG-E), exemplifies the Rococo style's graceful elegance—light, fluid lines, and dramatic movement that evoke emotion and narrative depth. Etching allowed Tiepolo to showcase h...
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...