Head of a Bishop by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo — Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. Head of a Bishop, ca. 1742–57. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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Head of a Bishop

by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

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Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1696–1770 Madrid)
Date: ca. 1742–57
Medium: Pen and light brown ink, wash, over black chalk
Dimensions: 8 5/16 x 5 11/16 in. (21.1 x 14.5 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Robert Lehman Collection
Credit line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession no.: 1975.1.423

Provenance

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