COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
AIC_.1970.41
AMICA Library Year:
2001
Object Type:
Drawings and Watercolors
Creator Name:
Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista
Creator Nationality:
European; Southern European; Italian
Creator Role:
Artist
Creator Dates/Places:
Italian; 1696-1770
Creator Name-CRT:
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Title:
Three Angels Appearing to Abraham
Title Type:
preferred
View:
full view
Creation Date:
=c. 1728-1730 wkg JM79//=c. 1724 wkg TP
Creation Start Date:
1723
Creation End Date:
1733
Materials and Techniques:
Medium: Pen and brown ink, and brush and brown and gray wash, over black chalk, on ivory laid paper.Remarks: Authenticated by Morassi in 1962"not later than 1724"=TPRestricted Gift
Classification Term:
pen and ink
Classification Term:
Drawing
Classification Term:
Prints and Drawings
Creation Place:
Europe,Italy
Dimensions:
Height: 431 mm, Width: 285 mm
AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
ID Number:
1970.41
Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, Margaret Day Blake Collection
Context:
This magnificent drawing displays Tiepolo's strong dramatic sensibility as Abraham bows before the angels of the Lord, who foretell the birth of his son Isaac.
Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.D14261.tif
