Who created "Rest on the Flight into Egypt"?

Rest on the Flight into Egypt was created by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo in c. 1760.

When was "Rest on the Flight into Egypt" created?

This artwork was created c. 1760.

Is "Rest on the Flight into Egypt" in the public domain?

Yes, Rest on the Flight into Egypt is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Q: What medium is "Rest on the Flight into Egypt"?

Rest on the Flight into Egypt is Pen and brown ink and brush and gray wash, with black chalk, on ivory laid paper, tipped on ivory laid paper.

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

c. 1760

Medium

Pen and brown ink and brush and gray wash, with black chalk, on ivory laid paper, tipped on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

28.5 × 20.8 cm (11 1/4 × 8 1/4 in.)

Classification

pen and ink drawings

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

29416

About the Artist

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo · 1696–1770

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696-1770) stands as the greatest decorative painter of eighteenth-century Europe, a Venetian master whose luminous frescoes and dynamic compositions defined the Rococo era's aesthetic zenith. Born in Venice on March 5, 1696, to a modest shipping merchant family, Tiepolo's extraordinary talent transcended his humble origins to establish him as the most sought-after artis...

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

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