Stazione VIII

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Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
Stazione VIII
1748-1749

About the Item

Marvelous sample on laid paper lacking watermark, representing the eighth Station of the Cross. Title on plate on lower central margin Stazione VIII. Consola le donne piangenti with brief description on plate “Donne, dice Gesù, la mia passione deh non piagnete, ma la rea cagione”. In excellent conditions, except some minor stains on the lower margin. Based on the series La Via Crucis, made up of sixteen branches (fourteen stations preceded by frontispiece and dedication), it is among the earliest works engraved by Giandomenico Tiepolo (Venice, 1727-1804), just about twenty years old, where he translates into etchings the namesake series of paintings realised for the oratory of the Crucifix of S. Polo’s church in Venice in 1747 commissioned by Bartolomeo Carminati. The branches began being engraved in 1748, date appended on the table of the Station IX, and they were published in 1749 as reported on the frontispiece, the only sheet on which the name of the author appears. Less than five years before (in 1742), pope Benedetto XIV urged parish priests "to enrich their churches of such a great treasure", establishing the definite number of Stations and the commemorated episode in each of them. Following the new directives, Giandomenico had to face a totally unprecedented challenge: the Via Crucis of S. Polo is the first ever accomplished in Venice. This is a new Passion of Christ. In the form of a very lively news report, Giandomenico creates scenes characterised by a strong narrative rhythm with bold framings of a picturesque crowd of spectators dressed in mid-18th-century Venetian fashion: characters in exotic costumes appear and stand out despite their irrelevance for the narrative. An inventive caprice that does not bother the composition, but rather makes the key figure of Christ, always bare and suffering, stand out in “contrast” with the opulence of the bystanders’ garments. The work, which goes through the traditional narrative of the Passion of Jesus, responds with exceptional effectiveness to the “directives” of expressing a “modern, poignant and intimate” religious emotion. This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork in Italy created over 70 years ago by an artist who has died requires a licence for export regardless of the work’s market price. The shipping may require additional handling days to require the licence according to the final destination of the artwork.

Creator:
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (1727 - 1804, Italian)
Creation Year:
1748-1749
Dimensions:
Height: 8.27 in (21 cm)Width: 6.23 in (15.8 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
Medium:
Etching
Movement & Style:
Old Masters
Period:
1740-1749
Condition:
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Gallery Location:
Roma, IT
Reference Number:
Seller: M-945911stDibs: LU65032987471