The Three Angels Appearing to Abraham by the Oaks of Mamre
1727–1804
Medium
Pen and dark brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk (recto). Framing lines in pen and ink. Parts of drawing outlines traced, in black chalk (verso)
Dimensions
15-3/4 x 10-7/8 in. (40 x 27.6 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1937
Accession Number
37.165.5
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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...