The Raising of Tabitha
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
early 1790s
Medium
pen and brown ink with brown wash over charcoal on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 48.9 x 38.1 cm (19 1/4 x 15 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Woodner Collection, Gift of Andrea Woodner
Accession Number
2006.11.24
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...