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Time Unveiling Truth (Tiepolo)

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Time Unveiling Truth
ArtistGiovanni Battista Tiepolo
Yearc. 1745–1750
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions231.1 cm × 167 cm (91.0 in × 66 in)
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

Time Unveiling Truth is a painting c. 1745–1750 by the Italian painter Tiepolo. It is now on display in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in Boston, Massachusetts.[1] Father Time is shown on a chariot with a scythe uncovering the body of a female figure of Truth.

Provenance

It was sold by Rudolph J. Heinemann to the Museum of Fine Arts of Boston for $210,000, on December 13, 1961.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Time Unveiling Truth". Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Retrieved 2016-04-30.