Time Unveiling Truth (Tiepolo)
| Time Unveiling Truth | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Giovanni Battista Tiepolo |
| Year | c. 1745-50 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 231.1 cm × 167 cm (91.0 in × 66 in) |
| Location | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
Time Unveiling Truth is a painting (c. 1745-50) by the Italian painter Tiepolo. It is now on display in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in Boston, Massachusetts.[1] Father Time is shown on a chariot with a scythe uncovering the body of a female figure of Truth.
Provenance
Acquired in Venice by Louis Auguste in 1865, Baron de Schwiter, Vienna; May 3, 1886, Willy Blumenthal, Paris; November 29, 1935, Léon Cotnareanu; December 14, 1960. Sold by Rudolph J. Heinemann to the Museum of Fine Arts Boston for $210,000, December 13, 1961.
See also
- Truth Unveiled by Time, sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini
- Time Saving Truth from Falsehood and Envy by François Lemoyne
References
- ↑ "Time Unveiling Truth". Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
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