Title

'Cupid and Three Women', mid 18th century, (1928). Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo.

Caption

'Cupid and Three Women', mid 18th century, (1928). 'Eros and three women in clouds', pen with wash on paper. At one time known to have been in the collection of the Horne Foundation, Florence, Italy. Italian Venetian painter and printmaker Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696-1770), worked not only in Italy, but also in Germany and Spain. He was commissioned to carry out frescoes in churches and palaces, and was elected President of the Academy of Padua. As well as his large-scale majestic works, he also produced etchings and oil paintings, and is widely regarded as one of the most important artists of the period. Illustration from The Drawings of Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Volume I, by Detlev Baron Von Hadeln. [The Pegasus Press, Paris, 1928]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1928

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D47_142

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

57,4Mb (2,7Mb) / 13,3in x 16,8in / 3991 x 5025 (300dpi)

Keywords

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