Who created "The Holy Family, Saint Joseph with a Book"?

The Holy Family, Saint Joseph with a Book was created by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo in 1750–59.

When was "The Holy Family, Saint Joseph with a Book" created?

This artwork was created 1750–59.

Is "The Holy Family, Saint Joseph with a Book" in the public domain?

Yes, The Holy Family, Saint Joseph with a Book is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The Holy Family, Saint Joseph with a Book

Q: What medium is "The Holy Family, Saint Joseph with a Book"?

The Holy Family, Saint Joseph with a Book is Pen and brown iron gall ink and brush and brown wash, with black chalk (recto) and black chalk (verso) on off-white laid paper, tipped on to ivory laid paper.

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

1750–59

Medium

Pen and brown iron gall ink and brush and brown wash, with black chalk (recto) and black chalk (verso) on off-white laid paper, tipped on to ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Primary support: 27.7 × 19.9 cm (10 15/16 × 7 7/8 in.); Secondary support: 30.1 × 22.1 cm (11 7/8 × 8 3/4 in.)

Classification

pen and ink drawings

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

151459

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 Holy Family, Saint Joseph with a Book

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