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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Holy Family

Maker

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696-1770)

Title

Holy Family

Year

1700s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

chalk, pen and ink, wash technique

Supports

Dimensions

31.4 x 21.9 cm (12 3/8 x 8 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Marks: Watermark: the letters C and B on either side of an anchor (?)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund

Object Number

38.158

Type

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.

1842 - , Purchased by Edward Cheney, [1803-1884] from Signor Francesco Posaro.

… 1885, Sale Sotheby’s, London on 04/29/1885, Lot 1024.

… possibly 1928 - , Purchased by Richard Owen, Paris. According to Colnaghi and Co.

… Collection of Colnaghi and Co.

… 1952 - 1989, Purchased by John M. Crawford, Jr., New York from Colnaghi and Co., London.

1989, Gift to the RISD Museum from the Estate of John M. Crawford, Jr. on 11/27/1989.

Publications

Exhibition History

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
Master Drawing from the Museum and a Private Collection
Jun 19, 1946 – Oct 27, 1946

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Tombstone

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696-1770)
Holy Family, 1700s
Pen and ink, brush and wash, over chalk on paper
31.4 x 21.9 cm (12 3/8 x 8 5/8 inches)
Museum Appropriation Fund 38.158

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