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An image of God the Father supported by angels in the clouds by Domenico Tiepolo

Domenico Tiepolo

(Italy 1727–1804)

Title
God the Father supported by angels in the clouds
Other titles:
Study for the apotheosis of a pope and martyr
Year
1760-1780
Media category
Drawing
Materials used
pen and black ink, brown wash
Dimensions

24.4 x 17.4cm sheet (irreg.); 42.5 x 34.9 x 2.5cm frame

Signature & date
Signed l.l., ink "Dom. Tiepolo ...". Not dated
Credit
Gift of James Fairfax AO 1995
Accession number
175.1995
Location
Not on display
Bibliography (6)

Richard Beresford (England; Australia) (Author), Peter Raissis (Australia) (Author), The James Fairfax collection of old master paintings, drawings and prints, Domain, 2003, 190 (colour illus.), 191. cat.no. 55

'Chronique des Arts' suppliment, Gazette des Beaux-Arts Mar 1996, Mar 1996, 42 (illus.). no. 165

Art Gallery of New South Wales Annual Report 1995 1995, 1995, 56.

Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874) (Author), The James Fairfax collection of old masters, Domain, 1992. no catalogue numbers

David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney (Australia, estab. 1928), 'Private treasures': an exhibition of art from Australian private collectors covering a period of five centuries, Sydney, 1978. cat.no. 153

Heim Gallery London (England), Italian paintings and sculptures of the 17th and 18th centuries, London, 1966, 15. cat.no. 42

Exhibition history (4)

Italian paintings and sculptures of the 17th and 18th centuries, Heim Gallery London, Summer 1966–Summer 1966.

'Private treasures': an exhibition of art from Australian private collectors covering a period of five centuries, David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney, 10 Jan 1978–21 Jan 1978.

The James Fairfax collection of old masters, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 25 Apr 1992–14 Jun 1992.

The James Fairfax collection of old master paintings, drawings and prints, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 17 Apr 2003–20 Jul 2003.