Scherzi di Fantasia: seated Magician, boy and four figures
1755
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1755
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This sketch shows a bearded man sitting on a rock, holding a staff, with a boy standing next to him. Behind them, four ghostly figures float in the air, tangled in branches and leaves. The lines are loose and quick, like a sketch that’s still being worked out. The artist left some text in the scene—numbers and words like *"Tiepolo"* and *"167"*—maybe notes or jokes. The whole thing feels dreamy, like a story half-told. If you like this wild, sketchy style, look up Giovanni Battista Tiepolo.
