Tiepolo – definitive version Exhibition Merchandise This catalogue examines Giambattista Tiepolo’s

This catalogue examines Giambattista Tiepolo’s oil sketches

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Tiepolo – definitive version Exhibition Merchandise This catalogue examines Giambattista Tiepolo’sThe sixty three oil sketches selected for this volume originally served various functions: some were models or preparatory studies for the eighteenth century Venetian painters works, while others were presentation pieces created for a patrons approval. Still others were intended as visual records, prepared by the artist and his shop to document both his models and his finished works. The style of these works found a growing public in Tiepolos