Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Rest on the Flight into Egypt, Etching, 1750

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This etching on laid paper is the 13th plate of the series of 27 entitled Idee pittoresche sopra la fugga … Read more This etching on laid paper is the 13th plate of the series of 27 entitled Idee pittoresche sopra la fugga in Egitto di Giesù, Maria e Gioseppe executed by Giambattista Tiepolo and published in Würzburg in 1753 with the dedication to Charles Philip of Grienffenklau, Prince Archbishop of Würzburg. There are 24 plates describing different moments of the flight into Egypt, three of which are dated, 1750 (plate 13), 1752 (plate 19), 1753 (plate 21). The prints of the series are known in several states, generally 2 or 3. Signed and dated 1750 in the plate. Plate 18,3x23,6 cm. Sheet 23,3x32,5 cm. The state of preservation is good. Traces of foxings "washed". The etching has good margins. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
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