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The Sacrifice of Isaac

fresco by Tiepolo

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  • In Giovanni Battista Tiepolo: Early life

    …in his first public work, The Sacrifice of Isaac (1716), for the church of Sta. Maria dei Derelitti, or Ospedaletto. Tiepolo’s name first appears on the lists of the Venetian painters’ guild as an independent painter in 1717. The fact that his studio was thriving at this time is attested…

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