Illustration for a Book: Two Monks Kneeling before a Doge and an Emperor (Doge Ziani and Emperor Barbarossa?) by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Illustration for a Book: Two Monks Kneeling before a Doge and an Emperor (Doge Ziani and Emperor Barbarossa?) 1696 - 1770

drawing, print

architectural sketch

drawing

amateur sketch

toned paper

light pencil work

print

pencil sketch

incomplete sketchy

etching

detailed observational sketch

pen-ink sketch

watercolor

This black chalk drawing, "Illustration for a Book: Two Monks Kneeling before a Doge and an Emperor," depicts a scene of a Doge and an Emperor, possibly Doge Ziani and Emperor Barbarossa, receiving homage from two kneeling monks. Created by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, a prominent artist of the Venetian Rococo period, the drawing demonstrates his masterful use of line and the dynamism of his compositions. This work, now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, highlights Tiepolo’s skill in capturing the elegance and grandeur of historical figures in a small but impactful format.