Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
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Secular Narratives, Historic Narratives, Mythological Narratives Art Work
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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo |
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Male |
| Place of Birth: |
Venice, Italy |
| Nationality: |
Italian |
| Birth: |
1696 |
| Death: |
1770 |
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Quick Facts
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Secular Narratives, Historic Narratives, Mythological Narratives |
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Rococo |
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Painting
Printmaking
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Biography
| Tiepolo was a fresco artist. His historical set-pieces have a noticable luminosity. He is principally known for his fresco work, particularly his ceilings. These followed the Baroque tradition begun a century before, converting roof to painted sky, elevating aristocrats to divine status, and allowing for vast compositions that merged with the delicate ornamentation of the stucco frames. Like Luca Giordano, his palette was thin, water-color like. Like Giordano, he was prolific. With an unrivaled Sprezzatura, he painted worlds of fresco, and some such as the walls of Villa Valmarana in Vicenza, not only peer into the mythologic scenes, but are meant to relocate viewers into their midst. The earliest example of this is perhaps his canvases in the Ca' Dolfin, which allowed Tiepolo to introduce exuberant costumes, classical sculpture, and action that appears to spill from the frames into the room. Originally set into recesses, they were surrounded with frescoed frames. |
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