The figure was identified through a drawing inscribed Merit, by Guardi’s brother-in-law, Giambattista Tiepolo.  The overall conception, with its free, flowing brushwork and light, and subtle tonality, has a good deal in common with Tiepolo’s grand allegorical figures.

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The figure was identified through a drawing inscribed Merit, by Guardi’s brother-in-law, Giambattista Tiepolo. The overall conception, with its free, flowing brushwork and light, and subtle tonality, has a good deal in common with Tiepolo’s grand allegorical figures.

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