From the Renaissance onwards, drawing from classical examples, usually sculptures, was a standard part of the training in an artist’s
workshop. Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696-1770), who had a large workshop in the 18th century, set his son Domenico just such a task. The young Domenico probably made this drawing after a plaster cast of a classical statue of the Roman emperor Domitian (AD 51-96, in power from AD 81).
Specifications
| Title | Roman Male Head |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Red chalk, heightened with white, on blue paper |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 262 mm Width 184 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
|
| Accession number | I 561 (PK) |
| Credits | Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (former Koenigs collection), 1940 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1940 |
| Creation date | in circa 1745 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Internal exhibitions |
Tiepolo in Holland (1996) De Collectie Twee - wissel V, Prenten & Tekeningen (2009) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Technique |
Highlight
> Painting technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
|
| Geographical origin | Italy > Southern Europe > Europe |
| Place of manufacture | Venice > Veneto region > Italy > Southern Europe > Europe |
