Sketch for "The Assumption of the Virgin" (for St. James, Zbraslav, near Prague)? by Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, c. 1744. oil on canvas. Cleveland Museum of Art.
Sketch for "The Assumption of the Virgin" (for St. James, Zbraslav, near Prague)? · Giovanni Battista Piazzetta · c. 1744 · Cleveland Museum of Art

Sketch for "The Assumption of the Virgin" (for St. James, Zbraslav, near Prague)?

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta

Year
c. 1744
Medium
oil on canvas
Collection
Cleveland Museum of Art
License
Public Domain

This is a sketch for ‘The Assumption of the Virgin’ by Giovanni Battista Piazzetta. It was created around 1744 as a preparation for a larger work intended for St. James in Zbraslav, near Prague.

The sketch is executed in oil on canvas. It serves as a preliminary study for the final composition, focusing on the dynamic arrangement of figures.

Piazzetta was an Italian artist known for his religious subjects. He worked primarily in the Rococo style, active in the 18th century.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, https://clevelandart.org/art/1955.165

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