Domenico Tiepolo

Past Exhibition: Domenico Tiepolo (1727–1804)

pen and wash drawing of Jesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane, with mountain and fallen tree

Domenico Tiepolo (1727–1804): A New Testament

October 24, 2006 to January 7, 2007

The eighteenth-century Venetian painter and draftsman Domenico Tiepolo is best known for his drawn narrative cycles of thecommedia dell’ arte character Punchinello and engaging scenes of everyday life in the Veneto. He reserved his greatest passion, however, for sacred subjects.