Domenico Tiepolo (1727–1804): A New Testament

pen and wash drawing of Jesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane, with mountain and fallen tree

At a Glance

Exhibition
Domenico Tiepolo (1727–1804): A New Testament
Dates
October 24, 2006 to January 7, 2007
Museum
The Frick Collection

1 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021

Listing type
Past Exhibitions
Description

The eighteenth-century Venetian painter and draftsman Domenico Tiepolo is best known for his drawn narrative cycles of thecommedia dell’ arte character Punchinello and engaging scenes of everyday life in the Veneto. He reserved his greatest passion, however, for sacred subjects.