Thursday, July 2, 2015

Early & Late

Blessed Virgin Appearing to St. Simon Stock
1740s

Fame Defeats Covetousness
1740s

Fortitude & Peace
1740s

River God
1740s

Venetian artist Giandomenico Tiepolo (1727-1804)  son of the more famous Giambattista  spent his early career documenting and continuing the pictorial practices of his father. These etchings of the 1740s by Giandomenico, based for the most part on his father's frescoes, are from collections at the Victoria & Albert Museum.and at the Rijksmuseum.

Angel Saving Falling Man
1740s

Angel & Putti
1740s

St Matthew & Angel
1740s

In 1749 Giandomenico etched a complete Stations of the Cross (selections below) from his own designs, though inflected by his father's commanding style.

Via Crucis, title page
1749

Via Crucis, Station VI
1749

Via Crucis, Station VII
1749

Via Crucis, Station XI
1749

Via Crucis, Station XII
1749

Late in life Giandomenico developed a casual playful manner and technique, given to fantastical narratives, as seen below in drawings from collections at the Getty.

Centaur & Female Faun
c. 1775

Punchinello Helped to a Chair
c. 1791