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Recto: Allegorical Subject: An enthroned figure in clouds, with a female figure to the left. Verso: A slight and insistinct sketch of a similar theme

Drawing
1761 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (artist)
Place of origin
Italy (drawn)

Enthroned figure in clouds with a female figure on the left. There is a slight and indistinct sketch on the verso in red chalk.


Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleRecto: Allegorical Subject: An enthroned figure in clouds, with a female figure to the left. Verso: A slight and insistinct sketch of a similar theme (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Recto: Pen and wash over red chalk on paper; verso red chalk on paper
Pen
Drawing
Wash
Brief description
Drawing, by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo depicting an allegorical subject with an enthroned figure in the clouds. Italy, 1761.
Physical description
Enthroned figure in clouds with a female figure on the left. There is a slight and indistinct sketch on the verso in red chalk.
Dimensions
  • Height: 220mm
  • Width: 173mm
Dimensions taken from micromedia catalogue.
Style
Italian School
Object history
Part of the volume 'Vari Studi e Pensieri'.

Provenance: Edward Cheney (1803-84); by descent to Colonel Alfred Capel Cure; Sotheby's 29 June 1885, Lot 1024; purchased by the V&A from dealer, E. Parsons, 29 June 1885.
Production
Part of the volume 'Vari Studi e Pensieri'
Subject depicted
Clouds
Bibliographic references
  • Fabrizio Magani, Paola Marini, Andrea Tomezzoli, ed., Il Settecento a Verona. Tiepolo, Cignaroli, Rotari. La nobilta della pittura Milano: Silvana Editoriale, 2011, p. 230, [cat. no. 77a], illus.
  • Knox, George, Catalogue of the Tiepolo Drawings of the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1960, p. 86 no. 263, illus.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
D.1825:55-1885

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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