1752
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Flight into Egypt: The Holy Family Approaching a Village is a 1752 by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
In the painting, a family on a donkey is approaching a village. The woman, dressed in a blue robe, holds a baby, while the man guides the donkey. They are surrounded by trees and a few birds in the sky. A notable detail is the way the artist has used light and shadow to create a sense of depth and atmosphere in the scene. The use of chiaroscuro, a technique that uses strong contrasts between light and dark, adds to the dramatic effect of the painting. If you're interested in learning more about the artist's use of chiaroscuro, you might want to look up the technique next.
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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