A Recital in a Monastery, c. 1791
Domenico Tiepoloexpand_more
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalkexpand_more
Gift of Mr. Charles Loeserexpand_more 22.10
Not on Viewexpand_more
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.
Details
- Title
- A Recital in a Monastery
- Artist Life
- Italian (Venice), 1727–1804
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 22.10
- Provenance
- Charles Loeser, Florence (until 1922; gave to MIA)
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Byam Shaw 1962, no. 59
- Curator Approved
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