1755
unspecified
From the collection of Städel Museum
Head of an Old Man is a 1755 unspecified by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, a Rococo painting work, held at Städel Museum.
This painting is a portrait of an older man. He has a long, white beard and is wearing a dark jacket with gold buttons. The man's expression is serious, and his eyes seem to be looking off into the distance. The background of the painting is dark, which helps to highlight the subject's face and clothing. The artist's use of chiaroscuro, a technique that uses strong contrasts between light and dark, adds depth and dimension to the painting. You can learn more about this technique by looking up chiaroscuro.
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (August 30, 1727 – March 3, 1804) was an Italian painter and printmaker in etching. He was the son of artist Giovanni Battista Tiepolo and elder brother of Lorenzo Baldissera Tiepolo.
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