This drawing and its ‘other half’ - which is roughly the same size, was also part of the Koenigs Collection and is now in Moscow - depict the stern and the bow of the mail boat respectively. The entire composition can be seen in the painting by Tiepolo in Vienna (Kunsthistorisches Museum). The Burchiello sailed on the Brenta, a river between Venice and Padua, and also carried passengers.
Specifications
| Title | The Mailboat (Il Burchiello) |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 282 mm Width 408 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
|
| Accession number | I 550 (PK) |
| Credits | Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (former Koenigs collection), 1940 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1940 |
| Creation date | in circa 1790-1800 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Internal exhibitions |
Tiepolo in Holland (1996) Italiaanse tekeningen in Nederlands bezit (1962) De Collectie Twee - wissel VII, Prenten & Tekeningen (2010) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Technique |
Washing
> Wash
> Drawing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
Washing
> Wash
> Drawing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
|
| Geographical origin | Italy > Southern Europe > Europe |
| Place of manufacture | Venice > Veneto region > Italy > Southern Europe > Europe |
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