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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (/ t i ˈ ɛ p ə l oʊ / tee-EP-ə-loh, Italian: [dʒoˈvanni batˈtista ˈtjɛːpolo, ˈtjeː-]; 5 March 1696 – 27 March 1770), also known as Giambattista (or Gianbattista) Tiepolo, was an Italian painter and printmaker from the Republic of Venice who painted in the Rococo style, considered an important member of ...
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (born March 5, 1696, Venice [Italy]—died March 27, 1770, Madrid, Spain) was a great Italian painter of the 18th century. His luminous, poetic frescoes, while extending the tradition of Baroque ceiling decoration, epitomize the lightness and elegance of the Rococo period.
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Learn about the life and works of Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, an Italian painter and printmaker from the Republic of Venice. Explore his frescoes, canvases, and prints in the Rococo style, and see his famous works and biography.
- Italian
- March 5, 1696
- Venice, Italy
- March 27, 1770
The Venetian Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696–1770) was arguably the greatest painter of eighteenth-century Europe and the outstanding first master of the Grand Manner.
Learn about the life and works of the greatest Italian Rococo painter, who was influenced by Veronese and worked in Venice, Milan, Würzburg and Spain. See his frescoes and altarpieces, including 'Allegory with Venus and Time' in the National Gallery.
Learn about the life and work of Giambattista Tiepolo, the supreme exponent of the ornamental and asymmetrical Italian Rococo style. Explore his frescoes, oil sketches, and themes of ancient history, myth, and religion.
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Born in Venice in 1696 to a prosperous merchant, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) Tiepolo chose to pursue a career in painting. He was taught by Gregorio Lazzarini (1655-1730), studying under him probably c. 1710. In 1717 he was inscribed in the Venetian painters guild as an independent painter.
