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Giambattista Tiepolo

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, also known as Giambattista Tiepolo, was an Italian painter and printmaker from the Republic of Venice who painted in the Rococo style, considered an important member of the 18th-century Venetian school. He was prolific, and worked not only in Italy, but also in Germany and Spain.

Palette: #A08B70 #6F5B43 #573720 #C8BDAB #8C6238 #171412 #B48E59 #863B1D

  • The Glorification of the Barbaro Family (ca. 1750): #8D9B94 #91775C #51453A #AB7C3D #B49370 #6F4734
  • The Apotheosis of the Spanish Monarchy (1760): #A8854D #A9B1B4 #6D5630 #C7BA98 #87744B #A09372
  • Allegorical Figures Representing Virtue and Abundance (1760): #9B8170 #836656 #625549 #201C19
  • Study for "the Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian" (for the Augustinian Monastery at Diessen, Germany) (1739): #83694E #392B1E #614028 #73736D #A78760 #5C4E3A
  • The Miracle of the Holy House of Loreto (1743): #876338 #AB895A #A28F6F #6F583A #8E9287 #503C25
  • Scipio Africanus Freeing Massiva (1719-21): #312A1B #4E4936 #8B8A7E #1D1A15 #505E67 #50381A
  • Virgin and Child (ca. 1720-25): #171207 #2D1D0C #956237 #3D1F0B #542009 #6E2309
  • Apollo and the Continents: #E5C374 #CF9F4C #A8783C #31322A #0F1C1B #725336
  • The Virgin in Glory with Saints George and Romuald By: #524138 #B17A45 #110E13 #C9C5C1 #C0A381 #774629
  • Ca' Rezzonico (Venice): #6A7073 #48453F #DBDCDD #705E49 #7E4C33 #A38367
  • Allegoria Nuziale di Ludovico Rezzonico e Faustina Savorgnan (ca. 1757): #A49586 #D2C8B8 #755F4B #B6BAC4 #9D7F3D #755619
  • Allegory of Merit Accompanied by Nobility and Virtue: #A49179 #C8C7C6 #736C5C #9F9F9F #7E6737 #A58E47
  • Allegory of Nobility and Virtue That Slay the Ignorance: #A9AFAC #91B9C5 #D7C4B2 #7F7C6F #C09867 #8B7043
  • Martirio di Santa Teodora di Roma: #6A4B3C #8F6B4C #BE946F #4E3733 #A89690 #D7DCE0
  • Ritratto del Doge Giovanni II Corner (2019): #B39B8A #381B11 #963E2B #181219 #663E2E #896B55
  • Ca' Rezzonico: #34383D #635043 #3B2C23 #131211 #A56D46 #542F22
  • Ca' Rezzonico: #5B4E4E #643C25 #505867 #935D41 #884025 #7A1B14
  • Capelle di Sant’atanasio: #2B2F41 #C5BFB1 #AF9174 #1B1D29 #6F5845 #7697AA
  • Comunione di Santa Lucia: #C3BFB6 #827F79 #4C4648 #242434 #AA9D85 #7B664D
  • Death of Dido: #735B3D #31241B #B69E78 #968B72 #4C3C29 #7B8E8E
  • Saint Cecilia: #29221B #C5B39B #69614A #3C3A2E #928169 #604628
  • The Banquet of Cleopatra: #998A75 #DDD8CC #6C5B47 #B7C8D8 #B88B60 #97603F
  • The Miracle of the Holy House of Loreto (1743): #CBAF6B #89622A #B1C5A2 #6D6132 #928652 #372612
  • Los Hebreos Recogiendo el Maná en el Desierto (Boceto): #A69E79 #7C6035 #A58C57 #90632D #653A1C #503E25
  • Rinaldo Enchanted by Armida: #9D9780 #9CB1B1 #423925 #666853 #6F5436 #182319
  • Scipio Africanus Freeing Massiva: #7A7C6F #46402B #1F1C14 #4A6472 #B2B1A6 #66593B
  • The Coronation of the Virgin (1754): #9E7457 #36261C #71422E #A6987F #CEA67F #513425
  • The Meeting of Anthony and Cleopatra (1747): #A8B5B8 #C6C3AA #80583A #A68B61 #7D6951 #B6A986
  • L'Apoteosi di Santa Teresa (1722-24): #BEB4A9 #9A8D7D #53555A #9EA7B1 #786D62 #46372A
  • Santa Maria del Rosario (Venice) Nave Ceiling: #D2CDC7 #4F4B4E #A89F98 #7C838F #817269 #6E513F
  • The Glory of St Dominic: #8A7250 #C0B7AA #888A8F #847766 #664F37 #513828
  • The Virgin Appearing to St Dominic: #D9D1C1 #757270 #66523D #AA9C8C #454647 #80582D
  • The Virgin Appearing to Dominican Saints: #58534A #A3AAAB #2B292B #D2DDDB #BCAC8A #757776
  • Prudenza: #B2ACA5 #373131 #898B8E #58493E #6C6664 #826045
  • The Adoration of the Magi: #55452D #856E4A #A4A4A3 #C1B193 #362A1D #8F8876
  • Stockholms Universitet: #C7B5A2 #937F65 #6A5239 #E3D8CB #4C3722 #CBA77E
  • Diana, Apollo and Nymphs: #B6B3BE #DBC6B8 #8B7360 #8A6234 #B9997F #553F2E
  • Virtue and Nobility Putting Ignorance to Flight: #ADACAF #D0C0B5 #9D7C69 #44231B #A06A36 #694230
  • Die Vier Kontinente: Amerika (1752): #6F6C4E #9B8A69 #BFB09B #7F8898 #434F3D #AE8550

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