Art, literature & history
The Discovery of the Tomb of Punchinello, from Scherzi
1735–40
- Dating
- Date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Etching printed in black on paper
- Dimensions
- Plate: 23 × 18 cm (9 1/16 × 7 1/8 in.); Sheet: 33.1 × 24.1 cm (13 1/16 × 9 1/2 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1956.1213
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. The Discovery of the Tomb of Punchinello, from Scherzi. Art Institute of Chicago. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
The Discovery of the Tomb of Punchinello, from Scherzi — Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. 1735–40.
Medium: Etching printed in black on paper. Dimensions: Plate: 23 × 18 cm (9 1/16 × 7 1/8 in.); Sheet: 33.1 × 24.1 cm (13 1/16 × 9 1/2 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.