Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

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Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
1727-1804
The Dead Christ Received into Heaven by God the Father
Pen and black ink and brown wash, over black chalk, on paper.
10 3/8 x 6 7/8 inches (264 x 176 mm)
Gift of Mrs. Rudolf J. Heinemann, in memory of Dr. Rudolf J. Heinemann.
1996.119
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Watermark: Crown over letters "GFA" . Watermarks, beta radiograph, open crown, letters "GFA". 142907wm_1996_119_WM_beta.tiff

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Signed at lower right, in pen and brown ink, "Dom.o [o superscript above period] Tiepolo f"; numbered at upper left, in pen and brown ink, "144"[crossed out]; in a slightly later hand, "115". Verso: Graphite: "50".

Provenance: 
Tomas Harris, London; Dr. Rudolf J. and Lore Heinemann, New York.
Associated names: 

Harris, Tomás, 1908-1964, former owner.
Heinemann, Rudolf J., former owner.
Heinemann, Lore former owner.

Bibliography: 

Stampfle, Felice, and Cara D. Denison. Drawings from the Collection of Lore and Rudolf Heinemann. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1973, no. 92, repr.

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