1752
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Flight into Egypt: Joseph Pausing to Gaze at the Infant Christ is a 1752 by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a family traveling through a stormy night. A man holds a staff and shields a woman and child with his cloak. Two cherubs fly above them, while a dark forest and a distant village glow faintly in the background. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show movement and drama. The scene feels tense but also tender, with the man’s focus on the child. Next, look up Baroque to see how this style used motion and emotion in art.
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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