Time and Truth 1696 - 1770

"Time and Truth" is a drawing by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, a leading figure of the Venetian Rococo period. Created between 1696 and 1770, this brown ink and wash study depicts three figures, likely representing Time, Truth, and Justice, surrounded by billowing clouds. The dynamic composition and dramatic gestures of the figures are characteristic of Tiepolo's style. This study, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, was likely a preparatory sketch for a larger painting.