Giovanni Battista TiepoloItalian, 1696–1770Cleopatra
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Where is “Cleopatra” now? Collection: Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Not on view at present. Checked September 25, 2026.
London, United Kingdom
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
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- Accession number
- D.1825:235-1885
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In the catalog
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- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
In the life of Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
The whole life1710
Entered the Workshop of Gregorio Lazzarini
Became a pupil of the Venetian painter Gregorio Lazzarini, an artist of eclectic style; at the same time he studied the works of Ricci, Piazzetta, Tintoretto, and Veronese.
1717
Left Lazzarini's Workshop, Joined the Painters' Guild
The young artist left Lazzarini's workshop and became a member of the Venetian painters' guild (fraglia pittorica veneziana).
1719
Married: Maria Cecilia Guardi
1719
Married Maria Cecilia Guardi
Married the sister of the painters Francesco and Giovanni Antonio Guardi; the marriage produced nine children, among them the future painters Giandomenico and Lorenzo.
1723
Lost the San Domenico Chapel Commission to Piazzetta
Submitted sketches for the ceiling decoration of the Chapel of San Domenico in the Basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo, but the commission was awarded to G. B. Piazzetta.
30 August 1727
Son born: Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
