Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Venice 1727-1804) The Gathering of MannaGiovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Venice 1727-1804)The Gathering of Manna signed 'D** Tiepolo' (lower centre)pencil, brown pen, ink and wash on paper27.2 x 38.2cm (10 11/16 x 15 1/16in).ProvenancePrivate Collection, USAThe present drawing relates to the upper left section of Giovanni Battista Tiepolo's altarpiece from 1740-42, in the Church of San Lorenzo, Verolanuova (oil on canvas, 1 x 5.25m).In this drawing Tiepolo uses to great effect the technique employed before him by his father, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, of fluent pen outlines infilled with brown wash to give form, and accents of strong highlights created by leaving areas of bare paper.