TIEPOLO, Giovanni Battista
(b. 1696, Venezia, d. 1770, Madrid)

The Death of Sophonisba

1755-60
Oil on canvas, 49 x 38 cm
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid

This painting is a sketch for a much larger work, and its thickly applied and large brushstrokes indicate that it was rapidly executed.