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Sage and two figures

Maker

(etcher)
1696-1770

(publisher)
1680-1767

(artist)
1696-1770

(publisher)
1680-1767

Title

Date of Production

1743

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Height: 14 cm
Width: 17.6 cm

Accession Number

G.1978.PG.15

Mode of Acquisition

Count Antoine Seilern, bequest, 1978

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords

Label Text

The books, pose and beard of the figure standing in the foreground suggest that he is a soothsayer or wise man, whilst the helmeted figure seated beside a banner seems to be a soldier. It is difficult to identify his companion who is bending over and talking to him, although his pose and expression may suggest anxiety or urgency. This figure points to the open grave and tomb lid which spearates them from the older man, once more adding a sense of unease to the open, sunny landscape.

Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Exhibition History

Piranesi, Tiepolo, Canaletto - Etchings from the Courtauld
Collection, London & England, 11/02/1999-03/05/1999

Inscriptions

Inscription: inscription : printed : lower centre image on stone slab & recto : : Tiepolo //

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