Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1758 - Saint Thecla Praying for the Plague-Stricken - fine art print
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Original artwork description by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (© Copyright - by The Metropolitan Museum of Art - The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
The present preliminary sketch is for one of Tiepolo's greatest religious works, the altarpiece in the apse of the cathedral at Este, near Padua. Commissioned in 1758 and installed on Christmas Day, 1759, the picture commemorates the plague of 1630 with the citizens of Este praying for the intercession of Saint Thecla. The first-century saint is shown among the victims; the town is depicted in the background.
What you should know this artwork created by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Saint Thecla Praying for the Plague-Stricken was painted by the artist Giovanni Battista Tiepolo in 1758. The piece of art was painted with the size: 32 x 17 5/8 in (81,3 x 44,8 cm) and was made on the medium oil on canvas. Furthermore, this artwork belongs to the The Metropolitan Museum of Art's digital collection in New York City, New York, United States of America. We are pleased to state that this public domain artwork is provided with courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Rogers Fund, 1937. Also, the artwork has the following creditline: Rogers Fund, 1937. Besides this, the alignment of the digital reproduction is in portrait format and has a ratio of 9 : 16, which implies that the length is 45% shorter than the width. Giovanni Battista Tiepolo was a male painter, printmaker of Italian nationality, whose art style can be classified as Rococo. The Italian painter lived for a total of 74 years and was born in the year 1696 in Venice, Venezia province, Veneto, Italy and passed away in the year 1770.
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General information on the artist
| Name: | Giovanni Battista Tiepolo |
| Other artist names: | giovanni b. tiepolo, Gio Baptista Tiepolo, Tiepolo C. B., Tʹepolo Dzhovanni Battista, giov. battista tiepolo, Juan Bautista Tiepolo, Thiepolo, G. Tiepolo, J. B. Tiepolo, giov. batt. tiepolo, giovanni bapt. tiepolo, Johann Baptista Tiepolo, g. b. tiepolo, Gian Battista Tiepolo, Tieoplo, tiepolo g.b., Tiopalo, Tripoli, giovanni baptista tiepolo, Tiepolo Giambattista, Joh. Bapt. Tiepolo, Tiepoli Giovanni Battista, Giambatista Tiepolo, Jean-Baptiste Tiepolo, Giambatista Tiepelo, Giovanni Batista Tiepolo, Tiepoli, J. Batista Tiepolo, Tiepolo Giovanni Battista, Tippoli, Tiepolo J. B., Hiepolo, Johann Bapt. Tiepolo, J. B. Tiepolo le père, Tiepolo G. B., Giambattista Tiepolo, G.B. Tiepolo, Tiopoli, Tiepolo Giovanni Battista, Tiepolo, Diebolo, j.b. tiepolo, טייפולו ג'ובאני בטיסטה, Diepolo, Gio. Battista Tiepolo, giovanni tiepolo, Le Tiépoli, Tripolo, Tipoli, Tiepolo Giov. Batt., tiepolo g. battista, J.-B. Tiépolo, Tiipolo, Johann Babtiste Tiepolo, nachahmer des tiepolo, Tipolo, tiepolo giov. b., giovanni batt. tiepolo, F. B. Tiepolo, Tiepolo Gio. Battista, Tiépolo Juan Bautista, Tiopolo, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Teipolo Giovanni Battista, Tibolo, Tiepulo, Tiepolo Giovanni, Teipolo, Tiepolo G.B. |
| Gender: | male |
| Artist nationality: | Italian |
| Professions of the artist: | painter, printmaker |
| Country of the artist: | Italy |
| Classification: | old master |
| Art styles: | Rococo |
| Lifespan: | 74 years |
| Born: | 1696 |
| Hometown: | Venice, Venezia province, Veneto, Italy |
| Year of death: | 1770 |
| Deceased in (place): | Madrid, Madrid province, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain |
Details on the original artwork
| Title of the artwork: | "Saint Thecla Praying for the Plague-Stricken" |
| Classification: | painting |
| Umbrella term: | classic art |
| Temporal classification: | 18th century |
| Created in the year: | 1758 |
| Artwork age: | 260 years |
| Painted on: | oil on canvas |
| Original size (artwork): | 32 x 17 5/8 in (81,3 x 44,8 cm) |
| Museum: | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Location of the museum: | New York City, New York, United States of America |
| Museum website: | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Artwork license type: | public domain |
| Courtesy of: | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Rogers Fund, 1937 |
| Creditline: | Rogers Fund, 1937 |
Item background data
| Product type: | wall art |
| Method of reproduction: | digital reproduction |
| Manufaturing technique: | UV print / digital printing |
| Manufacturing: | manufactured in Germany |
| Type of stock: | on demand |
| Intended product usage: | home décor, home design |
| Alignment: | portrait alignment |
| Image aspect ratio: | 9 : 16 length to width |
| Aspect ratio interpretation: | the length is 45% shorter than the width |
| Available product materials: | poster print (canvas paper), metal print (aluminium dibond), acrylic glass print (with real glass coating), canvas print |
| Canvas print (canvas on stretcher frame) size options: | 50x90cm - 20x35", 100x180cm - 39x71" |
| Acrylic glass print (with real glass coating) size variants: | 50x90cm - 20x35" |
| Poster print (canvas paper): | 50x90cm - 20x35" |
| Aluminium dibond print (aluminium material) options: | 50x90cm - 20x35" |
| Art print framing: | not included |
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