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Description: | A reproduction produced by the Vasari Society of a drawing by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. The drawing shows two nude figures, a man and a woman. The pair look as though they are suspended in mid-air, and there is an atmosphere of joy and freedom in the drawing. The woman's right arm is raised above her head, and the man is embracing her with both arms. The outlines of two wing-like shapes are drawn coming out from his back.
Text from the accompanying booklet produced by the Vasari Society:
"7.
GIOVANNI BATTISTA TIEPOLO
(b. 1696; d. 1770)
TWO FIGURES EMBRACING: STUDY FOR A CEILING PICTURE
Collection of William Bateson, Esq., F.R.S. Pen and bistre wash (over slight traces of black chalk). 24.5 x 22.6 cm. (9 5/8 x 8 7/8 in.).
A brilliant example of Tiepolo's creative drawing; the lively strokes of brush and pen enforce the instinctive felicity with which the forms are related, to give an exhilarating sense of warm sunlight falling round joyous creatures in an aerial world. Possibly a study for the Bacchus and Ariadne in the ceiling paintings of the Palazzo Labia, Venice, though the subject is carried out very differently.
L. B."
Technique: REPRODUCTION
Reproduction by the Vasari Society of a drawing by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Two Figures Embracing: Study for a Ceiling Picture (LC 1131/7). | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.105371 | Go to resource |
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