{"product_id":"two-standing-figures-ngal669","title":"Two Standing Figures","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003eGiovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696 - 1770)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Dimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e62 5\/8\" x 21\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Gallery of Art, London\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Artwork: \u003c\/strong\u003e(About 1740-6) \"Two men, wearing robes and headdresses of luxurious fabrics, stand huddled together. Giovanni Battista Tiepolo’s lively outlines and visible brushstrokes emphasise the long, showy sleeves and folds of their clothing. Hints of primary colours appear against more sombre tones, while the brilliant sunlight and subtle shade pick out the men’s expressive faces and textured beards. Tiepolo was immensely skilled at drawing faces, which is particularly noticeable here in the weathered complexion of the aged man closest to us.\n\nThis is one of four paintings that once decorated a room in the Palazzo Cornaro on the Campo San Polo, Venice. The figures are inspired by Torquato Tasso’s Jerusalem Delivered, a popular sixteenth-century poem that tells of the ill-fated love between a Christian knight (Rinaldo) and a Saracen sorceress (Armida). The characterful old man with a fluffy white beard is probably the magician of Ascalon who, after showing Rinaldo heroic images of warfare in a shield, lures him back to fight. The shield lying at the man’s feet reappears in another painting from the same series, Rinaldo turning in Shame from the Magic Shield.\" - (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgallery.org.uk\/paintings\/giovanni-battista-tiepolo-two-standing-figures\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"National Gallery of Art London - Two Standing Figures\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eNational Gallery of Art, London\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Giovanni Battista Tiepolo","offers":[{"title":"No Size Selected (Select a Size)","offer_id":50509609795827,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Replica Size (62 5\/8\" x 21\")","offer_id":50509609828595,"sku":null,"price":2104.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Signature Size (30 7\/8\" x 10 3\/8\")","offer_id":50509609861363,"sku":null,"price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Classic Size (37 7\/8\" x 12 3\/4\")","offer_id":50509609894131,"sku":null,"price":895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gallery Size (46 3\/8\" x 15 5\/8\")","offer_id":50509609926899,"sku":null,"price":1295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Statement Size (59 7\/8\" x 20 1\/8\")","offer_id":50509609959667,"sku":null,"price":1995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Grand Size (71 3\/4\" x 24 1\/8\")","offer_id":50509609992435,"sku":null,"price":2795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Estate Size (84 5\/8\" x 28 1\/2\")","offer_id":50509610025203,"sku":null,"price":3695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Museum Size (101 1\/2\" x 34 1\/8\")","offer_id":50509610057971,"sku":null,"price":4995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/5738\/6483\/files\/TwoStandingFigures.jpg?v=1789643673","url":"https:\/\/commissionedpaintings.com\/products\/two-standing-figures-ngal669","provider":"Commissioned Paintings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}