Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Italian, 1696–1770
Born in Venice; died in Madrid.
Tiepolo was the leading decorative painter of eighteenth-century Europe, covering ceilings and walls with airy skies, foreshortened figures and luminous colour. After establishing himself in Venice, he worked with his sons Giandomenico and Lorenzo on the frescoes of the Residenz at Würzburg in 1750–53, and in 1762 he went to Madrid to decorate the Royal Palace for Charles III, remaining there until his death. Rinaldo and Armida, the lovers of Tasso’s epic Jerusalem Delivered, were subjects he painted more than once.
Written by Ochre Editions.
- In the collection
- 10 worksDated 1723–1762
- Mostly
- Paintings, Drawing and Watercolor
- Movement
- RococoLight, playful and pastel: the decorative art of eighteenth-century Europe.
The works
