The Immaculate Conception (Joachim en Anna receiving the Virgin Mary from God the Father)
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
c. 1757 - c. 1759
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
49; 26
About this artwork
inscriptie, achterzijde: ‘Modello originale d[i Ti]epolo per la tavola dell'altare nel Convento di S. Chiara in Cividale. Comprato della galeria Barlese Tiepolo per lire sessantatre li 23 maggio 1808.’
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...