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"did_you_know": "Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo worked on his Large Biblical Series, including this and around 260 other drawings, from five to ten years.",
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"description": "Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, an important Venetian fresco painter of the 18th century, is best known today for his highly finished historical drawings that ingeniously incorporate details from daily life. This drawing, from a suite of more than 260 sheets known as the Large Biblical Series, depicts the Disrobing of Christ (the tenth Station of the Cross). A trio of patriarchs watch as Roman soldiers strip Jesus of his robe, a mob brews in the background, and over the lip of the hill, Roman soldiers trumpet the Crucifixion. The figure of Jesus, who glows with the stark white color of Domenico\u2019s exposed paper, emerges simple and luminous from the chaos around him. His hammer-wielding executioner, emphasized with golden-brown wash, kneels before him\u2014an ironic touch that implies the religious significance of Christ\u2019s death. Domenico's signature technique, seen here, includes an underdrawing in black chalk or charcoal, contour lines drawn with a quill pen and brush, and modeling with a range of brown washes. His gestural, agitated lines evoke a strong sense of movement and emotional tension. The artist likely made the series for his own edification rather than for sale, as he kept the drawings during his lifetime and no prints were made.",
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"citation": "\u201cMarket results: Old Master Drawings.\u201d The Art Newspaper (New York, NY), Feb. 1993.",
"page_number": "Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 29.",
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"citation": "Gealt, Adelheid M., George Knox, Giuseppe Bergamini, and Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. Domenico Tiepolo: Master Draftsman. Milan: Electa, 1996.",
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"citation": "Gealt, Adelheid M. and George Knox. Giandomenico Tiepolo: Maestria e Gioco, Disegni dal mondo. Milan: Electa, 1996.",
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"citation": "Conrad, Christofer. \u201cDie grossformatigen religi\u00f6sen Zeichnungen Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo.\u201d Ph. D. diss. Universit\u00e9 de Heidelberg, 1996.",
"page_number": "Mentioned: no. 162",
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"citation": "Cleveland Museum of Art, \u201cMajor Benin Bronze Plaque, Rembrandt Print, Other Works of Art Enter CMA Collection,\u201d March 12, 1999, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.",
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"citation": "Cleveland Museum of Art, Diane DeGrazia, and Carter E. Foster. Master Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art in association with Rizzoli International Publications, New York, 2000.",
"page_number": "Mentioned: cat. no. 26, p. 11, pp. 11, 72-73, 286; Reproduced: p. 73",
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"citation": "De Grazia, Dianne, \"The Disrobing of Christ\", Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine. Vol. 40 no. 03, March 2000",
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