The Infant Punchinello in Bed with His Parents
late 18th–early 19th century
Medium
Pen and brown ink, two shades of brown wash, over black chalk
Dimensions
13 13/16 x 18 3/8 in. (35.1 x 46.7 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.465
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Art Historical Context
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo’s *The Infant Punchinello in Bed with His Parents* captures a tender yet whimsical domestic scene from the artist’s celebrated series chronicling the life of Punchinello, the beloved commedia dell’arte character known for his hooked nose and hunchback. Created in the late 18th to early 19th century, the drawing presents the infant figure nestled between his parents in a simple bed, surrounded by cradles and everyday objects. Tiepolo, son of the renowned Venetian painter Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, infused his narrative drawings with gentle humor and humanity, transform...
About the Artist
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo · 1727–1804
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (1727-1804) was a Venetian painter, printmaker, and draftsman whose career spanned the twilight of the Rococo era. Born on August 30, 1727, in Venice as the eldest son of the celebrated Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, he worked both in his father's shadow and as a significant independent artist who developed a distinctly earthbound and humanistic vision. Domenico's importance...