Portrait of a Woman
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo·1762–1770
Historical Context
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo's Portrait of a Woman from 1762-1770 reflects the portraiture practice of the younger Tiepolo during his years working alongside his famous father on major European commissions. Domenico developed a more grounded, naturalistic approach to portraiture than his father's idealized manner. The portrait dates from the period when the Tiepolos were working in Spain for the royal court.
Technical Analysis
Domenico's oil-on-canvas portrait technique combines the warm, luminous palette inherited from his father with a more direct, less idealized approach to the sitter's features. The confident brushwork and natural lighting reflect his independent artistic sensibility.
Provenance
Richard Owen, died 1951 (Paris, France), by 1925;; Thomas Agnew & Sons (London, England), sold to Henry C. Dalton, 1928.; Henry C. Dalton, Cleveland, by inheritance to his nephew, Harry D. Kendrick;; Harry D. Kendrick, Cleveland, by gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1952
