Last Major Altarpiece By Venetian Rococo Painter Tiepolo In Private Hands May Fetch More Than $15 Million

Draped in a flowing regal red dress, a rosy-cheeked Madonna tilts her pelvis to the viewer’s right, dangling a rosary from her left hand and barely grasping her child with her right hand. Her heavy eyelids evoke a dreamlike state, the dramatic gestures amplified by chiaroscuro lighting.   Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) Tiepolo’s Madonna of The Ro...