DrawingsItalian18th century

The Annunciation

c. 1722

Artists

Giovanni Battista TiepoloArtist

Giovanni Battista TiepoloPrevious attribution

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink over graphite on off-white antique laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

44.5 × 30 cm (17 1/2 × 11 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Adelmann, Würzburg. A. Köster [sale, Boerner, Leipzig, November 13, 1924, lot 468]. Charles A. Loeser, Florence, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1932

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