Minneapolis Institute of Art
A Recital in a Monastery
Domenico TiepoloLinkedCulture matchlcp-31ba36785654
- Date
- c. 1791
- Medium
- Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk
- Department
- European Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 8154
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
Nothing seemed to escape Domenico Tiepolo’s teasing in the comical drawings he made late in his career. Here he depicted a well-attended performance in the refectory of a monastery. An actor dressed as a Roman soldier takes the stage (a dining table) as an orchestra plays and spectators gather. Tiepolo took aim at the monks’ boisterous and distracted behavior—chatting, moving about, lifting furniture—during the recital, placing a sign reading SILENSIUM above the noisy scene. Italy, Europe
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- Credit line
- Gift of Mr. Charles Loeser
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