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Two Monks Contemplating a Skull

Two Monks Contemplating a Skull — Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo · Two Monks Contemplating a Skull · c. 1730–35 · Art Institute of Chicago. Public domain / CC0.
Two Monks Contemplating a Skull — Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago as Giovanni Battista Tiepolo.

The record

  • AttributionGiovanni Battista Tiepoloother records naming Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
  • Datec. 1730–35
  • Classificationink or chalk wash
  • MediumBrush and brown ink and brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk, on ivory laid paper, laid down on tan wove paper
  • DepartmentPrints and Drawings
  • Held byArt Institute of Chicago

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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo · Two Monks Contemplating a Skull · c. 1730–35 · Art Institute of Chicago. Public domain / CC0.

Source read 2026-09-20 · Published 2026-09-20

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