Although, as already mentioned, Tiepolo was considered, mainly, a master of a fresco, his hand belongs to a number of outstanding altar images. His first altar image, he created for
The martyrdom of St. Agatha by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Tiepolo – one of the brilliant representatives of the Venetian school of the XVIII century, the largest late Baroque artist. He possessed a truly virtuosic ability of the draftsman. The
Outline oil by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Tiepolo was a master of oil sketching. To compare with him in this genre could, perhaps, only Rubens. In the process of work on the order Tiepolo, as a rule,
Calling Cincinnatus to power dictator by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Roman commander Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus was distinguished by the simplicity and modesty of life, than earned the respect of his compatriots. After retiring from the business, he worked with his
Quintus Fabius Maximus in the Senate of Carthage by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
The painting is written on the theme of early Roman history and decorated the Palazzo Dolphin in Venice. The artist depicted the scene of the declaration of war by Crome
Bellerophon on Pegasus by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Very often, in his frescoes, Teplolo depicted figures of characters taken from ancient myths. In addition, he wrote a huge number of paintings depicting scenes of the ancient world. This
The Appearance of the Angel of Sarah by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
This is one of the frescoes on biblical themes written by Tiepolo in the archbishop’s palace in Udine. The plot of the “Appearance of the Angel of Sarah” – one
Coriolanum under the walls of Rome by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
One of the ten paintings series for the Palazzo Dolphin in Venice presents the story of the commander Marcia Coriolan. Winner in the war of the Romans with the Wolski
The abduction of Sabine women by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
According to the stories of Roman historians Rome was populated by some men, as neighboring tribes did not want to marry their daughters for the poor suitors of Rome. Then
A man lying on the ground by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
There are a lot of drawings of Tiepolo. Most of them are sketches for his future paintings – for example, “The truncation of the head of St. Peter.” However, from
The Abduction of Europe by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
As the Greek myth says, Europe is the beautiful daughter of the rich Phoenician king Agenor. Once Europe, dressed in bright clothes, went out with friends to the seashore, There
Allegory with Venus and Time by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
This picture was ordered by Tiepolo’s wife Contarini on the occasion of the birth of their long-awaited firstborn heir. Therefore, it is not surprising that the center of the composition
Triumph of Amphitrite by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
As the ancient myth says, Amphitrite is the daughter of the sea prophetic elder, Nereus, and the wife of the lord of the seas of Poseidon. Poseidon abducted her when
Meeting Antony and Cleopatra by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Documents to accurately date this fresco are not preserved, but one of Reynolds’s drawings from 1752 reproduces just this scene, which allows us to conclude that it was created by
The apotheosis of the Spanish monarchy by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
In June 1762, Tiepolo arrived in Madrid at the invitation of the Spanish king to decorate the throne room of the royal palace. The composition “Glory of Spain”, a preliminary