Title
'A Moor with Quiver and sunshade', 1752, (1928). Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo.
Caption
'A Moor with Quiver and sunshade', 1752, (1928). 'Kneeling Moor with quiver and sunshade, seen obliquely from behind', chalk on paper. Study for the 'Africa' section, frescoes of the staircase-hall in the Würzburg Residence, Germany. Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart, Germany. 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 II, 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_240
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
64,2Mb (3,3Mb) / 13,2in x 18,9in / 3954 x 5673 (300dpi)