id: 111067 accession number: 1929.558 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1929.558 updated: 2024-03-26 01:57:14.424000 The Head of a Young Man Looking Upwards to the Right, before 1752. Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696–1770). Red chalk (with stumping) over black chalk, heightened with white chalk; sheet: 22.2 x 15.3 cm (8 3/4 x 6 in.); secondary support: 22.2 x 15.3 cm (8 3/4 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund 1929.558 title: The Head of a Young Man Looking Upwards to the Right title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: before 1752 creation date earliest: 1747 creation date latest: 1752 current location: creditline: The Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund copyright: --- culture: Italy, 18th century technique: red chalk (with stumping) over black chalk, heightened with white chalk department: Drawings collection: DR - Italian type: Drawing find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696–1770) - artist --- measurements: Sheet: 22.2 x 15.3 cm (8 3/4 x 6 in.); Secondary Support: 22.2 x 15.3 cm (8 3/4 x 6 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: description: blue laid paper, laid down on cream-yellow wove paper, laid down on a tertiary support of wove paper (partially scraped away) watermarks: inscriptions: inscription: VERSO OF SECONDARY SUPPORT, center, in graphite: [b?] ; VERSO OF TERTIARY SUPPORT, lower right, in graphite: 2 / B translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Drawings in the Classic and Romantic Tradition before 1830 opening date: 1932-12-07T05:00:00 Drawings in the Classic and Romantic Tradition before 1830. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 7, 1932-January 8, 1933). title: Art of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries opening date: 1934-11-09T05:00:00 Art of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 9-December 2, 1934). title: Drawings from the Museum Collection opening date: 1937-05-28T04:00:00 Drawings from the Museum Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 28-December 9, 1937). title: Tiepolo and His Contemporaries opening date: 1938-03-14T05:00:00 Tiepolo and His Contemporaries. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (organizer) (March 14-April 24, 1938). title: Drawings from the Collection of Sir Robert Witt, London opening date: 1938-09-30T05:00:00 Drawings from the Collection of Sir Robert Witt, London. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (September 30-October 30, 1938). title: Old Master Drawings from the Museum Collection opening date: 1939-01-04T05:00:00 Old Master Drawings from the Museum Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 4-March 26, 1939). title: Drawings by Old Italian Masters opening date: 1940-06-05T04:00:00 Drawings by Old Italian Masters. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 5, 1940-February 25, 1941). title: Drawings from the Museum Collection opening date: 1941-03-04T05:00:00 Drawings from the Museum Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 4-April 27, 1941). title: Drawings from the Museum Collection opening date: 1941-07-22T04:00:00 Drawings from the Museum Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 22-October 26, 1941). title: Drawings from the Museum Collection opening date: 1942-06-17T04:00:00 Drawings from the Museum Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 17-August 24, 1942). title: Exhibition of the Month: Components of Art: The Line opening date: 1948-02-12T05:00:00 Exhibition of the Month: Components of Art: The Line. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 12-April 12, 1948). title: Original Prints and Drawings by Masters of Berlin Museum Paintings opening date: 1949-01-11T05:00:00 Original Prints and Drawings by Masters of Berlin Museum Paintings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 11-March 27, 1949). title: Italian and French Drawings opening date: 1959-10-13T04:00:00 Italian and French Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 13, 1959-February 2, 1960). title: Drawings opening date: 1963-01-11T05:00:00 Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 11-September 10, 1963). title: Drawings: France, Italy, Netherlands opening date: 1965-01-01T05:00:00 Drawings: France, Italy, Netherlands. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 1-March 24, 1965). title: Prints and Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art Collection opening date: 1965-05-06T04:00:00 Prints and Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 6-September 9, 1965). title: Italian Prints and Drawings opening date: 1968-01-30T05:00:00 Italian Prints and Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 30-February 25, 1968). title: The Tiepolos and Their World opening date: 1981-10-06T04:00:00 The Tiepolos and Their World. The Cleveland Museum of Art (October 6-November 22, 1981). title: National Schools of Style opening date: 1983-06-14T04:00:00 National Schools of Style. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 14-September 18, 1983). title: Italian Drawings from the Permanent Collection opening date: 1986-12-16T05:00:00 Italian Drawings from the Permanent Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 16, 1986-March 1, 1987). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * {'description': 'CMA, Italian Drawings from the Permanent Collection (Dec. 15, 1986-Mar. 1, 1987).', 'opening_date': '1986-12-15T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA, National Schools of Style (June 14-Sept. 18, 1983).', 'opening_date': '1983-06-14T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA, The Tiepolos and Their World (Oct. 6-Nov. 22, 1981).', 'opening_date': '1981-10-06T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA, Italian Prints and Drawings (Jan. 30-Mar. 26, 1968).', 'opening_date': '1968-01-30T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (installed Feb. 8, 1966).', 'opening_date': '1966-02-08T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA, Prints and Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art Collection (May 6-Sep. 9, 1965).', 'opening_date': '1965-05-06T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA, Drawings: France, Italy, Netherlands (Jan. 14-Mar. 24, 1965).', 'opening_date': '1965-01-14T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (Jan. 11-Sep. 10, 1963).', 'opening_date': '1963-01-11T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (Sep. 19-Nov. 5, 1962).', 'opening_date': '1962-09-19T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (Mar. 7-Apr. 26, 1962).', 'opening_date': '1962-03-07T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA, Italian and French Drawings (Oct. 13, 1959-Feb. 2, 1960).', 'opening_date': '1959-10-13T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA, "End of Continuous Exhibition of CMA Old Master Drawings in Director\'s Corridor in Old Bldg." (closed Mar. 13, 1957).', 'opening_date': '1957-03-13T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (rearranged: Jan. 21, 1953).', 'opening_date': '1953-01-21T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (June 30-Dec. 8, 1950; rehung Jan. 8, 1951, "with small changes").', 'opening_date': '1950-06-30T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (Apr. 8, 1949- ).', 'opening_date': '1949-04-08T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA, Original Prints and Drawings by Masters of the Berlin Paintings (Jan. 11-Mar. 27, 1949).', 'opening_date': '1949-01-11T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (May 20, 1948- ).', 'opening_date': '1948-05-20T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA, Geometric and Biomorphic Line (Feb. 12-Apr. 13, 1948).', 'opening_date': '1948-02-12T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (May. 14, 1946- ).', 'opening_date': '1946-01-01T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (July 27, 1944- ).', 'opening_date': '1944-07-27T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (June 29, 1943-July 27, 1944).', 'opening_date': '1943-06-29T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (June 17-Oct. 4, 1942).', 'opening_date': '1942-06-17T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (Oct. 28, 1941-May 31, 1942).', 'opening_date': '1941-10-28T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA, "Supplement to Silver Jubilee Exh." (July 22-Oct. 26, 1941).', 'opening_date': '1941-07-22T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (Mar. 4-Apr., 1941).', 'opening_date': '1941-04-01T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA, Drawings by Old Italian Masters from the Collection (June 5, 1940-Feb. 25, 1941).', 'opening_date': '1940-06-05T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (Jan. 4-Mar. 26, 1939).', 'opening_date': '1939-01-04T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA, Drawings from the Collection of Sir Robert Witt, London, Supplemented by Drawings from the Collection (Oct. 1-30, 1938).', 'opening_date': '1930-10-01T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA, Drawings by Old and Modern Masters from the Collection (June 21-Sep. 30, 1938).', 'opening_date': '1938-06-21T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tiepolo and His Contemporaries (Mar. 18-Apr. 24, 1938), no. 48, illus.', 'opening_date': '1938-03-18T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA, "40 Drawings from the Museum Collection" (May 28-Nov. 7, 1937).', 'opening_date': '1937-05-28T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA (hung gallery II Nov. 25, 1936).', 'opening_date': '1936-11-25T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (May 21-Nov. 25, 1936).', 'opening_date': '1936-05-21T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA, Art of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries (Nov. 8-Dec. 7, 1934).', 'opening_date': '1934-11-08T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA, Exhibition of Drawings from 1630 to 1830 in the Classic and Romantic Tradition (Dec. 7, 1932-Jan. 11, 1933).', 'opening_date': '1932-12-07T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA (Jan. 6, 1930-Dec. 1, 1932).', 'opening_date': '1930-01-06T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'London, Magnasco Society (July, 1927).', 'opening_date': '1927-07-01T00:00:00'} --- PROVENANCE William Bateson, London (Lugt 2604a, lower left, in black ink); his sale [Sotheby's, London, 29 April, 1929, no. 112] (Knox, 1980, p. 212, no. M.23); [Thomas Agnew & Sons] date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS "Two Drawings by Tiepolo." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 17, no. 1 (January 1930): 4-7 page number: Reproduced: p. 2; Mentioned: p. 4-7 url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25137266 --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1929.558/1929.558_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1929.558/1929.558_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1929.558/1929.558_full.tif