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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

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The Head of a Young Man in Profile to the Left (recto); Studies of Allegorical Figures (verso)

1749/50 (recto); 1750/53 (verso)

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bearded standing man in a long greatcoat and wrapped headwear, by Tiepolo.

A Standing Oriental Wearing a Greatcoat

1753/1762

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bearded standing man in a loose robe and cap, holding a thin rod.

A Standing Oriental Holding a Rod

1753/1762

Etching of the Adoration of the Magi with the Virgin and Child, a kneeling king, attendants, an ox, and angels under a star.

Adoration of the Magi

ca. 1753 (?)

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Holy Family with a young boy holding a candle and sketched angels above.

Holy Family with St. John and Two Angels

n.d.

Etching of a satyr family in a rural setting with an owl on a post, a goat, and a tree behind them.

Scherzi: the happy satyr and his family

Pen and wash sketch of Jupiter reclining on clouds beside Psyche and a winged Cupid figure.

Psyche in front of Jupiter

Pencil study of a man's head turned upward and left, beside a curly fleece, with handwritten notes at top and bottom.

Studienkopf eines nach links oben blickenden Mannes

1742

Studienkopf eines bärtigen alten Mannes

Pen and grey wash study of a stucco ceiling with a flying putto, cherubs on clouds, garlands and scrolled ornament.

Studie zu einer stuckierten Decke

Pen and wash drawing of figures seated and floating on clouds, with a putto at lower left and a winged figure above.

Ungedeutete Szene: Männer und Frauen in Wolken

Pen and wash drawing of the Last Supper with apostles at a table and two winged angels adoring on the right.

Das letzte Abendmahl, zwei anbetende Engel

Pen and brown wash drawing of three women arranged around a large empty oval outline on pale paper.

Three women around an oval

Pen and brown wash sketch of a standing draped figure and a child beside an empty oval, with a seated woman holding fabric at

Tree

Ink and grey wash drawing of a group of robed men and turbaned figures gathered before a tree and architectural pedestal.

Gruppe von Mönchen und Magiern

Pen and ink sketch of an angel with raised arm facing a standing draped woman holding a book, with faint cloud forms.

The Annunciation

Brown wash drawing of a Punchinello-style figure in a pointed hat and ruffled costume holding a round object and a ladle.

Punchinello with Dumpling or Fritter

1696-1770

Sketch of soldiers carrying a general in triumph past trumpeters, spearmen and a draped tent, in grey pencil on paper.

Illustration for a Book: General Carried in Triumph

1696-1770

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded saint on a cloud with an ox, pointing upward beside a female figure holding a mirror.

Illustration for a Book: Saint Luke with a Female Allegorical Figure

1696-1770

Pencil and wash sketch of a seated robed figure with a lion and dog, attendants, and a cloaked man holding a scroll.

Illustration for a Book: Allegory of Venice

1696-1770

Pen and ink sketch of two kneeling monks before two seated rulers under a canopy, with attendants in an arched interior.

Illustration for a Book: Two Monks Kneeling before a Doge and an Emperor (Doge Ziani and Emperor Barbarossa?)

1696-1770

Pencil sketch of two scenes with crowned figures seated on steps in an arcaded hall, attended by guards and courtiers.

Illustration for a Book: Two Scenes of Coronation

1696-1770

Pencil sketch of soldiers with banners beside oxen-drawn carts crossing an open landscape.

Illustration for a Book: Soldiers Driving Ox Carts with Banners

1696-1770

Pencil sketch of a seated general in a columned hall, with two attendants carrying trays and an armored soldier at left.

Illustration for a Book: Soldiers Offering the Decapitated Head of a Man and Keys to a General

1696-1770

Pencil drawing of robed men embracing before a seated figure beside columns, with armed figures and a kneeling person nearby.

Illustration for a Book: Scene of Peacemaking

1696-1770

Pencil drawing of a tense interior scene with figures struggling around a candlelit table, one gesturing at right.

Illustration for a Book: Scene of a Murder in an Interior

1696-1770

Pencil drawing of a procession with riders, horses, banners and a figure holding a tray beside a stone wall.

Illustration for a Book: Keys of a City Offered to a Procession of Cardinals Headed by a Riderless Horse

1696-1770

Pencil sketch of a cloaked rider and soldiers on a path, with a soldier pointing toward a fortified hilltop.

Illustration for a Book: Cardinal with Troops Facing a Fortification on a Hilltop

1696-1770

Pencil sketch of robed monks meeting near a stone gate, with a tree and distant landscape at right.

Illustration for a Book: Reception of Monks at a City Gate

1696-1770

Pencil sketch of figures with bundles leaving a walled city through a stone archway.

Illustration for a Book: Inhabitants Leaving a Conquered City

1696-1770

Pencil sketch of armored soldiers with spears and shields advancing toward a walled city with round towers.

Illustration for a Book: Soldiers Storming a City

1696-1770

Sketch of soldiers with bows and shields attacking a walled city, with banners and fallen figures in the foreground.

Illustration for a Book: Siege of a City

1696-1770

Pencil drawing of a battle on a rocky slope, with a helmeted warrior and horse in front and soldiers with spears above.

Illustration for a Book: Scene of Combat

1696-1770

Pencil sketch of soldiers and a crowd meeting before a walled town with an arched gate beside a river.

Illustration for a Book: Meeting Between Two Generals (?) before a Fortified Town

1696-1770

Sketch of kneeling supplicants before a seated emperor on a platform, with onlookers and torch bearer among rocky cliffs.

Illustration for a Book: Supplicants Imploring an Emperor for Peace

1696-1770

Pencil drawing of bishops and monks greeted by a mitred dignitary on a ship deck, with rigging and sails behind.

Illustration for a Book: Bishops and Monks Being Received at a Ship by a Venerable Dignitary

1696-1770

Pencil sketch of a crowned rider and soldiers with a kneeling man before them, and a walled city on the right.

Illustration for a Book: Soldiers Surrendering to an Emperor, with a City in the Background

1696-1770

Sketch of a helmeted soldier holding a severed head on a staff beside a seated commander, with fallen warriors below.

Illustration for a Book: Soldier in front of "General" Holding up a Decapitated Head on a Staff

1696-1770

Sketch of a mitred bishop on horseback leading armed riders toward a city gate, where robed figures gesture in greeting.

Illustration for a Book: Reception of a Bishop Leading an Army at a City Gate

1696-1770

Pencil sketch of a ceremonial scene with trumpeters, robed figures, and soldiers in an arched interior.

Illustration for a Book: Allegorical Scene of Coronation

1696-1770

Pen and wash drawing of a street scene with a bishop, a procession of soldiers with pikes, and a seated man and child.

Illustration for a Book: Coronation of an Emperor (?)

1696-1770

Pencil sketch of men lowering a body over a stone balustrade into a garden beside arches and cypress trees.

Illustration for a Book: Scene of Men Disposing of Corpse in a Garden

1696-1770

Sketch of three seated dignitaries on a platform receiving booty from kneeling figures, with onlookers in a classical setting

Illustration for a Book: Booty Presented to Three Dignitaries

1696-1770

Pencil drawing of soldiers attacking a city wall from a siege tower and ladders, with fallen figures in the foreground.

Illustration for a Book: Attacks on the Walls of a City

1696-1770

Pen drawing of a pope handing a banner to a kneeling crusader, with clergy and ships with sails in the background.

Illustration for a Book: Pope Handing a Banner to a Crusader, with Ships in the Background

1696-1770

Pen and wash drawing of a seated queen receiving envoys in a columned hall, with attendants and a banner at left.

Illustration for a Book: Queen of Port City Receiving Envoys

1696-1770

Pencil drawing of soldiers with banners and shields advancing on horseback toward a stone city gate, with a fallen figure in

Illustration for a Book: Troops Advancing toward a City Gate

1696-1770

Pencil sketch of soldiers with shields and swords charging up a rocky shore beside a sailing ship on the sea.

Illustration for a Book: Battle by the Sea Coast

1696-1770

Pen drawing of a figure offering keys on a bridge to mounted soldiers before a fortified city wall and tower.

Illustration for a Book: Surrender of the Keys of a City to an Emperor

1696-1770

Pen and wash drawing of figures talking in a garden promenade with an arched gateway and urns, a dog in the foreground.

Illustration for a Book: Figures in Conversation in a Garden

1696-1770

Pencil sketch of a pope in ermine robes meeting clerics and attendants in a street, with onlookers and buildings behind.

Illustration for a Book: Meeting Between a Pope and Doge

1696-1770

Pencil drawing of a seated allegorical woman gesturing to an oval inscription, with a winged putto at left.

Illustration for a Book: Frontispiece with a Female Allegorical Figure (Religion?) and a Putto

1696-1770

Pencil drawing of a mounted general meeting a cardinal at a stone city gate, with soldiers and onlookers nearby.

Illustration for a Book: Cardinal Receiving a General at a City Gate

1696-1770

Brown wash drawing of winged putti and flying figures in a ceiling design study by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo.

Design for a Ceiling (recto); Bearded Man Standing (verso)

1696-1770

Brown ink and wash drawing of winged Father Time with a scythe holding a reclining putto on clouds.

Time Seated, Clutching a Putto

1696-1770

Brown ink and wash caricature of an elderly couple, the woman in a bonnet and cloak, the man in a powdered wig and coat.

Caricature: An Elderly Couple

1696-1770

Brown wash drawing of a reclining winged figure beside a sundial and hourglass, with loose cloud shapes below.

Seated Figure of Time

1696-1770

Brown ink and wash drawing of Venus with a winged figure, a child, and a cherub pulling a wheel on a cloud.

Venus Entrusting an Infant to Time

1696-1770

Brown ink and wash sketch of a bearded winged old man with a staff, a nude youth, and a reclining figure.

Time Seated, with Two Attendant Figures

1696-1770

Brown ink and wash drawing of a turbaned man and a barefoot boy with a sword beside a stone pedestal.

Scherzo di Fantasia: Two Standing Orientals and a Standing Youth with a Sword

1696-1770

Brown ink and wash drawing of a warrior and king with attendants beside a stone pedestal, with seated women in the foreground

Scherzo di Fantasia: Standing Warrior and King with Five Attendants

1696-1770

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated warrior holding a serpent beside a standing youth and a classical column.

Scherzo di Fantasia: Seated Warrior Holding a Serpent, and Standing Youth

1696-1770

Brown wash drawing of a winged figure supporting a reclining nude reaching toward a round object above clouds.

Time and Truth

1696-1770

Brown ink and wash drawing of a reclining woman lifted by three nude putti in swirling poses.

Woman Transported by Three Putti

1696-1770