Artwork
The Holy Family
The Holy Family is an ink drawing by the Rococo painting artist Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. It dates from 1758 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
The Holy Family is a drawing created by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo in 1758 using pen and brown ink with gray-brown wash on cream laid paper.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing depicts a tender moment among the Holy Family, with Mary and Joseph surrounding the baby Jesus, enveloped in a halo of light that conveys warmth and intimacy.
Technique & Style
Tiepolo's use of fluid lines and delicate tonal modeling, characteristic of his late period, achieves a soft and delicate quality, while subtle shading creates a sense of depth.
History & Provenance
Tiepolo, a prominent Venetian artist, worked in the Rococo style across various regions, including Italy, Germany, and Spain, and this drawing is part of his body of preparatory and autonomous compositions on religious themes.
Artist & collection
Artist
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, also known as Giambattista Tiepolo, was an Italian painter and printmaker from the Republic of Venice who painted in the Rococo style, considered an important member of the 18th-century Venetian school.
The Holy Family
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Virgin and Child with Five Saints![Holy Family [recto], by Donato Creti](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/donato-creti--holy-family-recto--7e3a584f7b6c5852-w320.webp)
Holy Family [recto]
Recto: Three monks; verso: Slight sketch of a woman reclining, above: The lower portion of another figure
The Madonna and Child with Saints
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The Holy Family
Charity
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