Saint Jerome in the Desert Listening to the Angels

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, c. 1732

The image shows two figures in seated and semi-reclined positions. The upper figure is an angelic presence with delicate facial features and wavy hair, cradling a book. The figure is draped in flowing garments with… · description from the collection

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Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo ¹
Date: c. 1732 ¹
Medium: pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk, heightened with thick white gouache; ruled black chalk borders, on laid paper ¹
Original: 4,792 × 7,278 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, The Armand Hammer Collection

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