Saint Anne and Saint Joachim Offering the Virgin Mary as a Child to the Eternal Father (c. 1759): Artwork and History

Saint Anne and Saint Joachim Offering the Virgin Mary as a Child to the Eternal Father (c. 1759) is in the Art Institute of Chicago collection. The museum lists its creator attribution as Lorenzo Tiepolo (Italian, 1736-1776) after Giambattista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696-1770).

The work and its context

The Art Institute of Chicago describes the work:

This etching documents, in reverse, the painting Lorenzo's father executed in 1759 for the church of Santa Chiara, a convent of Benedictine nuns in Cividale, now in the Dresden Gallery.

Object facts

• Title: Saint Anne and Saint Joachim Offering the Virgin Mary as a Child to the Eternal Father
• Date: c. 1759
• Artist attribution: Lorenzo Tiepolo (Italian, 1736-1776) after Giambattista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696-1770)
• Place of origin: Italy
• Medium: Etching and drypoint on ivory paper
• Dimensions: Image: 32.8 × 16.8 cm (12 15/16 × 6 5/8 in.); Plate: 36.5 × 18.3 cm (14 3/8 × 7 1/4 in.); Sheet: 51.2 × 36.2 cm (20 3/16 × 14 5/16 in.)
• Type: Print
• Department: Prints and Drawings
• Reference number: 1958.550

Collection credit

Charles Greene Fund

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