1753
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
The Holy Family Passes under a City Arch is a 1753 ink by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
In this etching, a group of people are gathered under a large archway. They are dressed in long robes and some are carrying staffs. The archway is made of stone blocks and has a rounded top. The scene is set against a backdrop of a cityscape, with buildings and towers visible in the distance. The people in the foreground are looking up at the archway, as if they are passing underneath it. The Holy Family Passes under a City Arch is an example of Romanticism, a movement that emphasized emotion and imagination 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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