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Facts

Born March 5, 1696 • Venice • Italy
Died March 27, 1770 (aged 74) • Madrid • Spain
Notable Works “Madonna of Carmelo and the Souls of Purgatory” • “The Sacrifice of Isaac”
Movement / Style Rococo • Venetian school
Notable Family Members son Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Photos

Frescoes by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, decorating the Residenz in Würzburg, Ger.
“Wedding Ceremony of Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa and Beatrix of Burgundy in 1156,” detail of a ceiling fresco decorating the Kaisersaal Residenz, Würzburg, Ger., by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750–52
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo: The Martyrdom of Saint Agatha
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“Fortune Teller,” oil painting by Piazzetta, 1740; in the Accademia, Venice
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