Drawings by Giandomenico Tiepolo (1727-1804), son of the preeminently famous ceiling muralist Giambattista Tiepolo (1696-1770). Giandomenico, too, covered many a ceiling with skyscapes full of flying or floating creatures, immune to gravity. Father and son both left thousands of sketches. Above, Giandomenico's blindfolded Cupid with celestial companions. Below, a sequence with pastoral lovers Angelica & Medoro.
The Tiepolos were inclined to introduce flying figures even where the situation might not traditionally be thought to require them.
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| Announcement to Zacharias of the Birth of John the Baptist (His Son) |
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| The Flight into Egypt Guided by Angels (personally supervised by God the Father) |
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| St. James Taken to Heaven |
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| Standing Figure in Clouds |
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| Masqueraders |
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| Monkey Swinging on a Parapet |
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| Punchinello Riding an Ass |
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| Punchinello's Last Illness |
All drawings from collections at the Morgan Library in New York.