1742
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Various Caprices: The Two Soldiers and the Two Women is a 1742 by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows two soldiers in fancy hats fighting over two women. One soldier is on the ground, grabbing a woman’s dress, while the other stands over them, holding a sword. The women look scared, and there’s a broken column and a tree in the background. The lines are rough and scratchy, like it was drawn fast. The soldiers’ hats and the tree look like they’re copied from real life, but the scene itself is made-up. This kind of drawing was often used to show moral lessons or funny ideas. If you like this style, look up Baroque.
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, also known as Giambattista Tiepolo, was an Italian painter and printmaker from the Republic of Venice who painted in the Rococo style, considered an important member of the 18th-century Venetian school.
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