DrawingsItalian18th century

Annunciation; verso: Architectural Sketch of an Ornamental Gateway

c. 1751-1753

Artists

Giovanni Battista TiepoloArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink, brown wash, and black chalk on dark cream antique laid paper; verso: brown wash and black chalk

Culture

Italian

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

36 x 24.1 cm (14 3/16 x 9 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, MA (by 1933), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1965

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