1785
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Death Giving Audience is a 1785 ink by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, a Rococo painting work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a chaotic scene with three figures in a room. One man stands holding a sword, another leans against a frame like a door, and a third kneels on the floor. A dog sits near the door, and the walls are covered in wild, tangled lines that look like vines or scribbles. The artist used loose, sketchy lines to make everything feel restless. The title *Death Giving Audience* hints at something dramatic happening—maybe the standing man is about to strike. Next, look up etching to see how this technique works.
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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