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The Discovery of the Tomb of Punchinello, from Scherzi

A work made of etching printed in black on paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of etching printed in black on paper.

Date:

1735–40

Artist:

Giambattista Tiepolo
Italian, 1696-1770

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Giambattista Tiepolo

Title

The Discovery of the Tomb of Punchinello, from Scherzi

Place

Italy (Artist's nationality:)

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1735–1740

Medium

Etching printed in black on paper

Dimensions

Plate: 22.9 × 18 cm (9 1/16 × 7 1/8 in.); Sheet: 23 × 18.1 cm (9 1/16 × 7 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

The Wallace L. DeWolf and Joseph Brooks Fair Collections

Reference Number

1920.2455

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