Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, also known as Gianbattista or Giambattista Tiepolo (March 5, 1696 - March 27, 1770) was a Venetian painter and printmaker, considered among the last "Grand Manner" fresco painters from the Venetian republic. This article is about the day. ... The year 1696 had the earliest equinoxes and solstices for 400 years in the Gregorian calendar, because this year is a leap year and the Gregorian calendar would have behaved like the Julian calendar since March 1500 had it have been in use that long. ... is the 86th day of the year (87th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the village in Queensland, see 1770, Queensland. ... For other uses, see Venice (disambiguation). ... Printmaking is a process for producing a work of art in ink; the work (called a print) is created indirectly, through the transfer of ink from the surface upon which the work was originally drawn or otherwise composed. ... For other uses, see Fresco (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Venice (disambiguation). ...

Death of Hyacinth.

Apotheosis of Spain in Royal Palace of Madrid.

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Biography

Early life (1696-1726)

Giambattista Tiepolo was born in Venice, the last of six children of sea-captain, Domenico Tiepolo and his wife, Orsetta. While the Tiepolo surname belongs to a patrician family, Giambattista's father did not claim noble lineage. The future artist was baptised in his parish church (S. Pietro di Castello) as Giovanni Battista, in honour of his godfather, a Venetian nobleman called Giovanni Battista Dorià. His father Domenico died a year after his birth, leaving Orsetta in difficult financial circumstances. For other uses, see Venice (disambiguation). ... San Pietro di Castello is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, forming part of the Castello sestiere. ... A godparent, in many denominations of Christianity, is someone who sponsors a childs baptism. ...

Giambattista was initially a pupil of Gregorio Lazzarini, but the influences from elder contemporaries such as Sebastiano Ricci and Giovanni Battista Piazzetta are stronger in his work. At 19 years of age, Tiepolo completed his first major commission, the Sacrifice of Isaac (now in the Accademia). He left Lazzarini studio in 1717, and was received into the Fraglia guild of painters. Gregorio Lazzarini (Venice, 1655 - Villabona, 10 November 1730) was a Venetian painter. ... The Dream of Aesculapius (c. ... Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (February 13, 1682 or 1683 – April 28, 1754) was a Venetian rococo painter of religious subjects and of often enigmatic genre scenes. ... The Accademia di Belle Arti is Venice’s school of art and is uniformly known throughout Venice as the Accademia. ... Jan Gossaert, , c. ...

In 1719, Tiepolo married Maria Cecilia Guardi, sister of two contemporary Venetian painters Francesco and Giovanni Antonio Guardi. Together, Tiepolo and his wife had nine children. Four daughters and three sons survived childhood. Two sons, Domenico and Lorenzo, painted with him as his assistants and achieved some independent recognition. His third son became a priest. The Lagoon Looking toward Murano from the Fondamenta Nuove (1765-70) Oil on canvas, 31,7 x 52,7 cm Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge Francesco Guardi (October 5, 1712- January 1, 1793), Venetian painter, was a pupil of Canaletto, and followed his style so closely that pictures are very frequently attributed... Giovanni Antonio Guardi (also Gianantonio Guardi; 1699 in Vienna – 1760 in Venice) was a painter like his younger and more famous brother Francesco Guardi. ... Sketch for , for the ceiling of the church of San Lio, Venice Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (1727-1804) was a painter, son of artist Giovanni Battista Tiepolo and elder brother of Lorenzo Baldissera Tiepolo. ... Media:Example. ...

Early mature work (1726-50)

A patrician from the Friulian town of Udine, Dionisio Delfino, commissioned from the young Tiepolo the fresco decoration of the chapel and palace (1726-1728). Tiepolo's first masterpieces in Venice were a cycle of enormous canvases painted to decorate a large reception room of Ca' Dolfin, Venice (ca. 1726–1729), depicting ancient battles and triumph. Udine (Friulian Udin, Slovene Videm) is a city in northeastern Italy, capital of the historical region of Friuli, in the middle of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic sea and the Alps (Alpi Carniche), less than 40 km from the Slovenian border. ...

He was soon in high demand, which he matched with an astounding prolificity. He painted canvases for churches such as that of Verolanuova (1735-40), for the Scuola dei Carmini (1740-47), and the Scalzi 1743-1744), a ceiling for the Palazzi Archinto and Casati-Dugnani in Milan (1731), the Colleoni Chapel in Bergamo (1732-1733), a ceiling for the Gesuati (Santa Maria del Rosario) in Venice of St. Dominic Instituting the Rosary (1737-39), Palazzo Clerici, Milan (1740), decorations for Villa Cordellini at Montecchio Maggiore (1743-1744) and for the ballroom of the Palazzo Labia, now a television studio in Venice, showing the Story of Cleopatra (1745-1750). Colleoni Chapel. ... Small street (via della Noca) leading to città alta. ... The church of il Gesuati, also called Santa Maria del Rosario is an 18th century church in the Sestieri Dorsoduro, facing the Giudecca canal in Venice. ... Palazzo Labia viewed from Cannaregio Canal Palazzo Labia, is a Venetian, Baroque, palazzo built at the beginning of the 18th century. ...

Tiepolo frescoes the Würzburg Residenz (1750-53)

By 1750, Tiepolo's reputation was firmly established throughout Europe, and accompanied by his son Giandomenico, he traveled to Würzburg at the call of Prince Bishop Karl Philipp von Greiffenklau in 1750, where he resided for three years and executed magnificent ceiling paintings in the New Residenz palace (completed 1744). His painting for the grandiose Neumann-designed entrance staircase (Treppenhaus) is the most massive ceiling fresco in the world at 7287 square feet (677 m²), and was completed in collaboration with his sons, Giandomenico and Lorenzo. His Allegory of the Planets and Continents depicts Apollo, embarking on his daily course; deities around him symbolize the planets; allegorical figures (on the cornice) represent the four continents, notably including America. He also frescoed the Kaisersaal salon. The Würzburg Residenz (Residence) is a palace in Würzburg, Germany. ... For the German World War II radar system of the same name, see Würzburg radar. ... The Würzburg Residenz (Residence) is a palace in Würzburg, Germany. ... Johann Balthasar Neumann (January 27, 1687 _ August 19, 1753) was a German Baroque architect who designed the Vierzehnheiligen and several churches in Würzburg. ...

Return to Venice and Veneto (1753-1770)

He then returned to Venice in 1753, Tiepolo was now richly in demand locally and abroad, where he was elected President of the Academy of Padua. He now completed theatrical frescoes for churches; the Triumph of Faith for the Chiesa della Pietà; panel frescos for Ca' Rezzonico (which now also holds his ceiling fresco from the Palazzo Barbarigo); and paintings for patrician villas in the Venetian countryside, such as Villa Valmarana (Vicenza) and a large panegyric ceiling for the now nearly vacant Villa Pisani in Stra. Ca Rezzonico is a palazzo on the Grand Canal in Venice. ... Palazzo Barbarigo is situated on the Grand Canal in Venice. ... Vicenza is a city in northern Italy, is the capital of the eponymous province in the Veneto region, at the northern base of the Monte Berico, straddling the Bacchiglione. ... Villa Pisani This villa was likely built around 1555 as a result of Alvise Pisanis appointment to doge. ... Stra is a town in the province of Venice, Veneto, Italy. ...

In celebrated frescoes at the Palazzo Labia, he depicted two frescoes on the life of Cleopatra: Meeting of Anthony and Cleopatra[1]and Banquet of Cleopatra,[2]as well as a central ceiling fresco depicts Triumph of Bellerophon over Time. He collaborated with an expert in perspective, Girolamo Mengozzi Colonna. Colonna who also designed sets for opera highlights the increasing tendency towards composition as a staged fiction in his frescoes. The architecture of theBanquet fresco also recalls Veronese's Wedding at Cannae Palazzo Labia viewed from Cannaregio Canal Palazzo Labia, is a Venetian, Baroque, palazzo built at the beginning of the 18th century. ...

Frescoes for the Royal Palace in Madrid

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Tiepolo died in Madrid on March 27, 1770.

After his death, the rise of stern Neoclassicism and the post-revolutionary decline of royal absolutism led to the slow decline of the Tiepolo style, but had failed to dent his impact on artistic progress. By 1772 Tiepolo was sufficiently famous to be documented as painter to Doge Giovanni Cornaro, in charge of the decoration of Palazzo Mocenigo a San Polo. Late Baroque classicizing: G. P. Pannini assembles the canon of Roman ruins and Roman sculpture into one vast imaginary gallery (1756) Neoclassicism (sometimes rendered as Neo-Classicism or Neo-classicism) is the name given to quite distinct movements in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that... Year 1772 (MDCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Critical assessment and legacy

The Allegory of the Planets and Continents at New Residenz.

In his most fluid elaborations, Tiepolo has closest affinity to Ricci, Piazzetta, and Federico Bencovich. He is a shadowless fresco artist, a sunnier rococo Pietro da Cortona. His sumptuous historical set-pieces are enveloped in a regal luminosity. He is principally known for his fresco work, particularly his panegyric ceilings. These followed the Baroque tradition begun a century before by Pietro da Cortona, converting roof to painted sky, elevating petty aristocrats to divine status, and allowing for vast compositions that merged with the delicate ornamentation of the stucco frames. Like Luca Giordano, his palette was muted, almost water-color like. Like Giordano, he was prolific. With an unrivaled Sprezzatura, he painted worlds of fresco, and some such as the walls of Villa Valmarana in Vicenza, not only peer into the mythologic scenes, but are meant to relocate viewers into their midst. The earliest example of this is perhaps his canvases in the Ca' Dolfin, which allowed Tiepolo to introduce exuberant costumes, classical sculpture, and action that appears to spill from the frames into the room. Originally set into recesses, they were surrounded with frescoed frames. Download high resolution version (800x1070, 186 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Categories: Public domain art ... Download high resolution version (800x1070, 186 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Categories: Public domain art ... Federiko Benković (1667-1753) was a prominent Croatian-Italian late Baroque painter. ... Pietro da Cortona, byname of Pietro Berettini (November 1, 1596- May 16, 1669) was a prolific artist and architect of High Baroque. ... For other uses, see Fresco (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Baroque (disambiguation). ... Pietro da Cortona, byname of Pietro Berettini (November 1, 1596- May 16, 1669) was a prolific artist and architect of High Baroque. ... The creation of man, fresco in the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi in Florence, 1684-1686. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Vicenza is a city in northern Italy, is the capital of the eponymous province in the Veneto region, at the northern base of the Monte Berico, straddling the Bacchiglione. ...

While his painting is infused with the Venetian spirit, his luminosity is not seen in the previous masters; however, Tiepolo is considered the last "Olympian" painter of the Venetian Republic. Like Titian before him, Tiepolo was an international star, treasured by royalty far afield for his ability to depict glory in fresco. Also see: Titian (disambiguation). ...

His children developed similar, but distinctive styles.

List of works

• The Institution of the Rosary (1737-39).
  • Self portrait at Würzburg, with Giandomenico beside him [3][4].
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Paintings before 1740

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Works from 1740-1750

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Works after 1750

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Further reading

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Barcham, William L. (1992). Giambattista Tiepolo. Thames and Hudson. ISBN 0-500-08054-2. 

Rizzi, Aldo (1971). The etchings of the Tiepolos. Electa. ISBN 0714814997. 

• Aldo Rizzi, Il Tiepolo all'Arcivescovado di Udine, Milano 1965.
• Aldo Rizzi, Tiepolo a Udine, Milano 1969.
• Aldo Rizzi, le acqueforti dei Tiepolo, Milano, 1970.
• Aldo Rizzi, La grafica del Tiepolo: le acqueforti, Milano 1971.
• Aldo Rizzi, La mostra del Tiepolo, Milano 1971.
• Aldo Rizzi, Giambattista Tiepolo, Milano 1990.
• Aldo Rizzi, I Tiepolo a Udine, Milano 1996.

External links

• Many works by Tiepolo
• Works in Udine
• Short biography
• Illustrated biography and discussion of famous works
• New Yorker Cartoon
• Aldo Rizzi il Friuli
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