Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (alternatively: Giambattista Tiepolo; Juan Bautista Tiepolo; Giovanni Baptista Tieplo; Dzhovanni Battista T'epolo)
Found in 137 Collections and/or Records:
A Dignitary at the Foot of the Throne, A large dignitary and an old, bearded man stand near the throne looking up towards King Solomon, 1726-1728
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.TIEP.0064; Other stamp identifier: CV Stamp; Public Notes: This is a portion of a fresco that can be found in the Red Room of the Palazzo Arcivescovile in Udine, Italy.; This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.
Abraham Visited by Angels, This painting shows Abraham crouching down, hands clasped together, as three angels descend upon him., 1732
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.TIEP.0045; Other stamp identifier: CV Stamp; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.
Adoration of the Christ Child, Joseph holds the newborn Christ Child in his arms, staring down in adoration. The Virgin Mary sits across the floor, looking upward with an expression of wonderment. Three people/angels gather around Mary and a cherub floats in the sky with a rolled-up parchment in its hand., 1732
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.TIEP.0019; Other stamp identifier: CV Stamp; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.; This work was commissioned by the Church of S. Giuliano in Venice and is now in the Basilica of S. Marco, also in Venice.
Adoration of the Magi, The Virgin Mary holds the Christ child in her lap as Joseph stands behind her and a group of magi come forward to adore the child. A ladder in the background reaches all the way to the top of the painting, where three cherubs can be seen in the sky., c. 1753
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.TIEP.0095; Other stamp identifier: CV Stamp; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.
Adoration of the Magi, The Virgin Mary sits with the Christ child in her lap as the magi, kings and others come to look upon the child. Joseph stands behind Mary and Jesus, all with halos., 1753
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.TIEP.0094; Other stamp identifier: CV Stamp; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.
An Angel Saving a Falling Craftsman from Collapsing Scaffolding, An angel swoops in to catch and save a craftsman who has fallen down from a collapsing scaffold., c. 1749
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.TIEP.0023; Other stamp identifier: CV Stamp; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.
An Angel with the Scapular and Another with Lilies, An older angel leans back in the sky holding lilies, while a cherub flies two the left carrying the scapular. Another cherub can be seen in the background., 1739 - 1744
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.TIEP.0030; Other stamp identifier: CV Stamp; Public Notes: Tiepolo painted this in the Scuola Grande dei Carmini in Venice.; This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.
Angels who Carry the Indulgences of Carmini, A central angel is reclining in the sky in a contorted position carrying two scrolls. She is surrounded by a group of cherubs, some of whom have their bodies concealed in the clouds. One cherub carries a large book overhead., c. 1739 - 1744
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.TIEP.0029; Other stamp identifier: CV Stamp; Public Notes: Tiepolo painted this in the Scuola Grande dei Carmini in Venice.; This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.
Angels who Raise the Souls from Purgatory, Three angels reach out to help two darkened bodies (souls) from Purgatory., c. 1749
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.TIEP.0024; Other stamp identifier: CV Stamp; Public Notes: Tiepolo painted this in the Scuola Grande dei Carmini in Venice.; This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.
Apparition of an Angel to Hagar and Ishmael, As a sickly Ishmael lies in the arms of Hagar, an angel appears and Hagar speaks with her, though her gaze is pointed off the page, slightly left of the viewer.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.TIEP.0041; Other stamp identifier: CV Stamp; Public Notes: This painting was formerly owned by Prince Albrecht of Prussia.; This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.
Apparition of the Virgin to St. Simon Stock, The Virgin Mary appears in the sky carrying the Christ Child with a horde of angels., c. 1740 - 1743
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.TIEP.0021; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.; This is a portion of a larger piece that Tiepolo painted on the ceiling of the capitular hall in the Scuola Grande dei Carmini building in Venice.
Apparition of the Virgin to St. Simon Stock, The Virgin Mary appears in the sky carrying the Christ Child with a horde of angels., c. 1740 - 1743
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.TIEP.0022; Other stamp identifier: CV Stamp; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.; This is a portion of a larger piece that Tiepolo painted on the ceiling of the capitular hall in the Scuola Grande dei Carmini building in Venice.
Apparition of the Virgin to St. Simon Stock, The Virgin Mary appears to St. Simon Stock on a cloud carrying the Christ Child with a group of angels. The bottom of the image is filled with darkness, skulls and bones and smoke. The angels bring a scapular for the saint., c. 1740-1743
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.TIEP.0020; Other stamp identifier: CV Stamp; Public Notes: Tiepolo painted this work on the ceiling of the capitular hall in the Scuola Grande dei Carmini building in Venice.; This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.
Archangel Michael, A close-up of Archangel Michael
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.TIEP.0033; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.
Assumption of the Virgin, Mary floats on a cloud in the sky surrounded by angels and cherubim. Her arms are extended up towards the sky. Down below, two men and a woman pray., 1759
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.TIEP.0122; Other stamp identifier: CV Stamp; Public Notes: Originally (and perhaps still) housed in the Chiesa della Purita in Udine, Italy.; This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.
Christ Crowned with Thorns, Under a bust of Julius Caesar, a man forces a crown of thorns onto Jesus's head. Four onlookers, including a young girl, stand nearby., 1738 - 1740
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.TIEP.0115; Public Notes: Originally held in the Church of Saint Alvise in Venice.; This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.
Christ in the Temple, A woman holds the Christ child in her arms as the ruler of a temple reaches his hands out towards the child. This happens in the midst of a large crowd.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.TIEP.0098; Other stamp identifier: CV Stamp; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.
David and Goliath, This is a portrait of David holding the head of the giant Goliath.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.TIEP.0035; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.
Education of the Virgin Mary, A young Virgin Mary sits on the lap of her mother, Saint Anne, as she learns to read. Her father Joachim looks skyward as two angels and a cherub fly down., 1720 - 1725
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.TIEP.0091; Other stamp identifier: CV Stamp; Public Notes: This painting is part of the Dard collection.; This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.
Establishment of the Rosary, As angels, cerubim and the Madonna and child appear in the clouds, Saint Dominic presents the rosary to a crowd of people. At the bottom of the photo, men wrestling with serpents fall partially outside of the frame., 1739
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.TIEP.0146; Other stamp identifier: CV Stamp; Public Notes: This fresco was painted in the Santa Maria del Rosario (the Gesuati) in Venice, Italy.
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