The Investiture of Bishop Harold as Duke of Franconia
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
ca. 1751–52
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
28 1/4 x 20 1/4 in. (71.8 x 51.4 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, 1871
Accession Number
71.121
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Musical InstrumentsArchesMenBishops
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...