Aeneas Recognizing Venus at the Moment of her Disappearance in a Cloud

Identification and Creation

Object Number: M21959
People: Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, Italian (Venice, Italy 1727 - 1804 Venice, Italy)
After Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Italian (Venice, Italy 1696 - 1770 Madrid, Spain)
Title: Aeneas Recognizing Venus at the Moment of her Disappearance in a Cloud
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: c. 1757
Culture: Italian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/261325

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Etching on cream antique laid paper
Technique: Etching
Dimensions: plate: 23 x 17.3 cm (9 1/16 x 6 13/16 in.)
sheet: 24.8 x 17.8 cm (9 3/4 x 7 in.)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State: i/ii
Standard Reference Number: DeV. 86 i/ii, Rizzi 137 i/ii

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Lois Orswell in honor of Marjorie B. Cohn
Accession Year: 1992
Object Number: M21959
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

32Q: 2220 18th-19th Century, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 03/11/2015 - 07/09/2015

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