Portraits make up only a small part of Tiepolo’s enormous artistic heritage, but the works that have come down to us show the artist’s ability to convey not only the portrait resemblance, but also the character of the model.
In addition to portraits, Teplolo left behind several paintings, which the artist himself called characteristic sketches. These include male portraits of the Orientals, such as, for example, “The head of an oriental man with a big mustache and a turban”, or instant sketches similar to the work “Pulcinelli sitting on the ground.”
Pulcinelli is a character of the Italian comedy del arte, a close relative of our Petrushka. Finally, Tiepolo’s brush has several beautiful female portraits painted by the artist from his daughters. Among these works stands out a mysterious portrait, which is called “Young woman in a triangular hat,” ca. 1760.
Pulcinelli assis par terre – Giovanni Battista Tiepolo 
Outline oil by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo 
Pulcinelli, sentado en el suelo – Giovanni Battista Tiepolo 
A man lying on the ground by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo 
The martyrdom of St. Agatha by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo 
Meeting in the Arena by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo 
Maecenas presents emperor Augustus with free art by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo 
Girl with a parrot by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo