1753
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
The Episode of the Falling Idol is a 1753 ink by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a group of three people in a wooded area. One person is holding a child, another leans on a walking stick, and a third stands near a broken pillar with a shattered statue on top. The trees are thick and detailed, with a small stream at the bottom. The broken pillar and fallen statue hint at something important being destroyed. The scene looks like a story with a deeper meaning, not just a regular landscape. Next, look up etching to see how artists like Tiepolo made prints like this.
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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