In 1750, Tiepolo received an invitation to decorate with frescoes the throne room of the residence of the ruler of Franconia, Archbishop Greyfenklau. To paint the residence of the artist
Moving the house of Mary of Nazareth in Loreto by Tiepolo
“Moving the House of Maria of Nazareth in Loreto” Giovanni Balista Tiepolo is one of two fresco sketches for the Venetian Church of Santa Maria of Nazareth. The second is
Mucio Scaevola in the camp of Porcennes by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
The event, presented by Tiepolo, occurred about 507 BC. e. during the war of Rome with the Etruscans. From the besieged city, the young man, Gaius Mucius, penetrated the camp
Maecenas presents emperor Augustus with free art by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
In the art of Tiepolo, compositional and coloristic perfection is combined with boundless creative imagination, masterly mastery of the drawing and careful study of the model – with the inspired
Carnival scene, or Minuet by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
The Venetian painter and engraver Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo studied painting with his father JB Tiepolo. From the middle of the 1750s the artist independently carried out orders, and in 1760
Pulcinelli, sitting on the ground by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
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
Alexander the Great and Diogenes by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
After the assassination of his father, the Macedonian king Philip, his son Alexander began to actively win the world’s affairs, having completed the work of his father, who laid the
Rinaldo leaves Armindo by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
The fresco of the Villa Valmarana in Vicenza. The plot is borrowed from the epic poem of the Italian poet Tasso “Liberated Jerusalem”. This is an idealized account of the
The Feast of Cleopatra by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
The plot of this picture was taken from the “Natural History” by the ancient Roman writer and scholar Pliny the Elder. In “Natural History” Pliny, in particular, mentions that Cleopatra
The wizard who studies skulls by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Tiepolo began his engraving not earlier than the 1730s and 40s, and in his legacy there are not too many works done in this technique. The artist managed to create
Triumph of Flora by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Flora – in Roman mythology, the goddess of flowering, ears, flowers, gardens. On a feast in honor of Fora, fans on her altar brought blossoming ears. Games in honor of
The Way to Calvary by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
This is the central of the three paintings dedicated to the Passion of Christ and located in the church of San Alvizier in Venice. Side pictures depict the scourging of
The Appearance of the Virgin to the Dominican Saints by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
The composition is performed for the altar of the Church of Santa Maria del Rosario in Venice. The Virgin hovers on a throne-like yellow-gold cloud under a canopy on a
Girl with a parrot by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
In December 1760, Francesca Maria Tassi, an art critic, wrote to her friend, the well-known collector, Count Giacomo Carrara: “Tiepolo now writes waist-length figures commissioned by the Empress of Moscow,
Meeting in the Arena by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
By the time this work was created, the genius of Thepolot had not been doubted by anyone. The painting depicts a collection of Johannites, Maltese knights. The artist managed to