The week before last I was asked to create a slightly modified copy of Tiepolo’s “Madonna and Child with a Goldfinch.”  I was only too happy to comply.  I find Tiepolo especially exciting to copy because of his brushwork.  I tried to emulate the looseness of his stroke and the “broken” color that he used.  I changed the expression of baby Jesus so that he was looking up as opposed to at the viewer.  After finishing the painting, I glazed it to increase the richness of the dark colors.  The finished painting is here.  I’ve posted images of the details below.

Detail of Jesus' face

Detail of Mary's Face

Detail of Goldfinch