1770
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Profile of an Old Man with a Hat is a 1770 ink by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows an old man’s face in profile. His hat sits low on his head, and his hair looks wild. The lines are scratchy and thick, like someone drew fast with a sharp tool. The artist used a technique called etching. That means they scratched into metal plates and dipped them in acid to make the lines pop. Look up etching next to see how it works.
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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