Title Page to The Flight into Egypt 1753

This title page for a series of etchings, *The Flight into Egypt*, by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (1727–1804), was created in 1753. It features a beautifully calligraphic inscription in Italian, announcing the work as an "Opera inventata ed incisa" or "Work invented and engraved" by Tiepolo, while also referencing its intended audience, the “Sua Altezza Reverendissima” (Most Reverend Highness). The work's composition, focusing on the inscription with its graceful flourishes, exemplifies the artist’s elegant and refined style of engraving.