Professor Jaynie Anderson is an internationally recognised scholar, renowned for her research and publications on the Italian masters. On this occasion she has concentrated on one painting, the National Gallery of Victorias famous Banquet of Antony and Cleopatra by Giambattista Tiepolo. This glorious work of art, considered a centre-piece of the collection has recently undergone restoration in preparation for the re-opening of the National Gallery on St. Kilda Road in December 2003. Jaynie Anderson has collected together a previously under-examined range of Tiepolos drawings and studies - and other versions of the theme by Tiepolo and other Italian artists. She has woven them into the spectacular history of the painting, its production and its various owners prior to coming to Australia (including the Hermitage in St. Petersburg) - not to mention the fascinating stories of Antony and Cleopatra and their suicides, which the author has researched and retells in great detail and considerable passion. The book concludes with a chapter written by the National Gallery of Victorias conservators, John Payne and Carl Villis.

Venetian painting, which had flourished during the High Renaissance, saw one of its final and yet most brilliant high points in the art of Giambattista Tiepolo. His monumental wall paintings adorned the most important sacred buildings and residences of the ruling houses of the period. Tiepolo's masterpieces include the fresco decorations in the bishop's palace at Wurzburg, which represent a milestone in the history of painting.

The last great artist of the Baroque era, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo was a master of the Rococo style. He decorated numerous palaces across Europe with frescoes full of turbulent movement and vibrant colour. He excelled in painting magnificent ceiling frescoes, summoning aerial visions of the ancient world that have never been matched in their depth of expression and sheer scale of achievement. The inventiveness and variety that characterise his fresco cycles secure his place in the pantheon of great artists, continuing the tradition of Giotto and Michelangelo. Delphi’s Masters of Art Series presents the world’s first digital e-Art books, allowing readers to explore the works of great artists in comprehensive detail. This volume presents Tiepolo’s collected works, with concise introductions and hundreds of high quality images. (Version 1) * The collected paintings of Giovanni Battista Tiepolo – over 400 images, fully indexed and arranged in chronological and alphabetical order * Includes reproductions of rare works * Features a special ‘Highlights’ section, with concise introductions to the masterpieces, giving valuable contextual information * Enlarged ‘Detail’ images, allowing you to explore Tiepolo’s celebrated works in detail, as featured in traditional art books * Hundreds of images in colour – highly recommended for viewing on tablets and smartphones or as a valuable reference tool on more conventional eReaders * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the paintings * Easily locate the artworks you wish to view CONTENTS: The Highlights Scipio Africanus Freeing Massiva (c. 1720) Allegory of the Power of Eloquence (c. 1725) Frescoes for the Archbishop’s Palace, Udine (c. 1726) The Education of the Virgin (1732) The Virgin in Glory with Saints (1734) Jupiter and Danaë (1736) Saint Clement Adoring the Trinity (1736) The Institution of the Rosary (c. 1739) Armida Encounters the Sleeping Rinaldo (1742) The Transportation of the Holy House of Loreto (1744) The Banquet of Cleopatra (1744) Allegory of the Planets and Continents (c. 1753) The Death of Hyacinth (1753) Young Lady in a Tricorn Hat (c. 1760) Apollo Pursuing Daphne (c. 1760) The Apotheosis of Aeneas (1766) The Rest on the Flight into Egypt (c. 1770) The Paintings The Collected Paintings Alphabetical List of Paintings

The full-length treatment in English of Tiepolo's life and career. Examining in detail the genesis and the achievement of Tiepolo's major accomplishments, and presenting a rich array of illustrations-some never before reproduced - Michael Levey presents the evidence for a deeper understanding and enjoyment of the great Italian artist.

Based on a conference held at the University of Bristol in September, 2010.