1742
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Various Caprices: The Woman with Tambourine is a 1742 by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a chaotic scene of people and animals tangled together. A woman in the center plays a tambourine while a horse rears up behind her. The background is messy with trees, buildings, and what looks like a crowd of figures all mixed up. The lines are loose and quick, giving it a sketchy, unfinished feel. The artist used shading to make some parts pop out more than others, like the horse and the woman’s hands. This drawing is one of many called *Caprices*—Tiepolo’s playful, dreamlike sketches. Next, check out Baroque to see more art with bold drama and movement.
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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