TIEPOLO Giambattista (1736-1777)- TIEPOLO Giandomenico... Lot 142

TIEPOLO Giambattista (1736-1777)- TIEPOLO Giandomenico (1727-1804). Santa Tecla libera Este dalla plague. [1760]. Reproduction of the grandiose altarpiece Saint Thecla Praying for the Plague-Stricken presented in 1759 by Tiepolo to the cathedral of Este in the presence of the author and his son Giandomenico, depicting the prayer of Saint Thecla, patron saint of Este, who invokes the deliverance from God the Father from the plague. Etching and engraving. In the state before numbering and with the cartouche bearing the name of the inventor and engraver. Watermark 'G V with crown' (signs of folding, otherwise in good condition). Within modern frame. Provenance: Valeria Bella Stampe. (1)