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Tiepolo

American  
[tee-ep-uh-loh, tye-paw-law] / tiˈɛp əˌloʊ, ˈtjɛ pɔ lɔ /

noun

  1. Giovanni Battista 1696–1770, and his son, Giovanni Domenico 1727–1804, Italian painters.


Tiepolo British  
/ tiːˈɛpəˌləʊ, ˈtjɛːpolo /

noun

  1. Giovanni Battista (dʒoˈvanni batˈtista). 1696–1770, Italian rococo painter, esp of frescoes as in the Residenz at Würzburg

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The sale also included a drawing by the 18th Century Italian artist Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, described as "probably the most important find" at the hall, in Weston near Towcester.

From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2021

The subjects of Calasso’s writing were wide-ranging, reflecting his curiosity, and included artist Giambattista Tiepolo and author Franz Kafka.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 30, 2021

One canvas shaped as an octagon is painted sky blue, framed in bands of white and speckled with almost invisible metal flakes, as if an abstract version of a Tiepolo ceiling mural.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2019

The wedding was held at the Villa Tiepolo Passi, a family estate in Treviso that dates from the 17th century.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 17, 2018

Feeling that the advice was suitable to himself, if not sound on general principles, Fragonard devoted himself to the lighter and more sparkling works of Tiepolo and others of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

From Six Centuries of Painting by Randall Davies

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