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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Head of Man

Maker

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696-1770)

Title

Head of Man

Year

1700s

Medium

  • pen and ink,
  • brush and wash over traces of graphite on paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • pen and ink,
  • brush and wash over traces of graphite on paper

Materials

pen and ink

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

24.9 x 19.4 cm (9 13/16 x 7 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Watermark: The letter N topped by a fleur de lis

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund

Object Number

38.157

Type

  • Drawings and Watercolors

Provenance

… - possibly 1760, Collection of Giuseppe Maria Tiepolo, son of the artist, Venice.

… - possibly 1800, Library of the Convent of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice.

… - First quarter of the nineteenth century, Collection of Signor Cicognara, Venice.

… 1757-1822, Collection of Antonio Canova, Venice.

… - Second quarter of the nineteenth century, Collection of Abbé Sartori, half-brother of Canova, Venice.

… - 1842, Collection of Signor Francesco Pesaro, Venice.

… - 1884, Collection of Edward Cheney, London.

… - 1885, Collection of E. Parsons and Sons, London.

- 1928, Collection of The Savile Gallery, London.

… - 1938, Collection of Richard Owen, Paris.

1938, Acquired by the RISD Museum by exchange from Richard Owen.

Publications

  • Books

Old Master Drawings from the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Alt Author: Johnson, Deborah J.

  • Books

Venice in the Eighteenth Century: Prints and Drawings

Exhibition History

Drawing the Line
Mar 30, 2001 – Jun 10, 2001
Treasures on Paper
Drawings and Watercolors from the Permanent Collection
Jun 13, 1989 – Aug 19, 1989
Old Master Drawings
Sep 02, 1983 – Oct 16, 1983
Venetian Drawings and Prints of the 18th Century
Jan 12, 1967 – Feb 05, 1967
Italian Drawings from the Museum's Collection
Mar 17, 1961 – Apr 16, 1961
  • More Exhibition History +

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Tombstone

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696-1770)
Head of Man, 1700s
Pen and ink, brush and wash over traces of graphite on paper
24.9 x 19.4 cm (9 13/16 x 7 5/8 inches)
Museum Appropriation Fund 38.157

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