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The image shows an ink sketch of a person viewed from a low, upward perspective. The figure is depicted from the waist up, with one arm extended to the side and the other bent towards the chest. The person's head is turned slightly, with simple facial features and curly hair. They are wearing flowing robes with detailed folds, suggesting movement. The background is plain.
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The image shows an ink sketch of a person viewed from a low, upward perspective. The figure is depicted from the waist up, with one arm extended to the side and the other bent towards the chest. The person's head is turned slightly, with simple facial features and curly hair. They are wearing flowing robes with detailed folds, suggesting movement. The background is plain.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Woman Seated on a Cloud, Seen from Below

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Date
1750s
Medium
pen and brown ink with brown wash on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 23.3 x 17.7 cm (9 3/16 x 6 15/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1993.3.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1726 to 1750
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Baroque
  • Venetian
  • angels
  • religious
Provenance

Henry Scipio Reitlinger [1882-1950] (Lugt Suppl 2274a) (sale, Sotheby's, London, 9 December 1953, no. 112); (sale, Sotheby's, London, 6 July 1992, no. 10, unsold); purchased 1993 through (Sotheby's, London) by NGA.

Watermarks

present but not identified

NGA object ID 79330. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.