DrawingsItalian18th century

Saint Ambrose

1751

Artists

Giovanni Domenico TiepoloArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink and brown wash over black chalk on white antique laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

34 x 16.5 cm (13 3/8 x 6 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, MA (by 1930), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1965

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