TIEPOLO, Giovanni Domenico
(b. 1727, Venezia, d. 1804, Venezia)

Family Meal

1757
Fresco
Villa Valmarana ai Nani, Vicenza

This scene is on the wall of the room with Rustic Scenes in the Foresteria of the Villa Valmarana.

Farmhands like those represented played a major part in creating the wealth of Renaissance Venice, but they rarely appeared in painting of that period. The artist's unusual portrayal of them illustrates the wide focus of 18th-century culture.




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