1750
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Rest on the Flight, with Adoring Angels is a 1750 ink by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a chaotic scene under a towering tree. A group of people—some standing, some slumped—clutch bags and look upward. Two donkeys kneel nearby, while a few figures reach toward the sky. The lines are scratchy and thick, full of movement. The artist used a technique that lets ink pile up for dark, dramatic lines. This makes the scene feel urgent and alive. Look up etching to see how artists build texture with acid and metal plates.
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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