The Discovery of the Tomb of Punchinello

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo1735-1740

Details

Title: The Discovery of the Tomb of Punchinello
Creator: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Date Created: 1735-1740
Signatures / Inscriptions: Signed in plate, lower right: “GB Tiepolo”
Set or Series Title: Scherzi di Fantasia
Print State: First of two states; the plate was numbered “17” in the second state
Object Type: Prints, works of art
Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Friends of the Davison Art Center funds, 1998
Materials & Techniques: Etching on white laid paper
Keywords: allegory, death, graves
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Dimensions: Plate dimensions: 235 mm x 183 mm (9.25 in. x 7.2 in.).
Bibliography: Rizzi 20 i/ii ; DeVesme 29
Associated People: Created by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696-1770)
Accession Number: 1998.3.1

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