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 (tē-ĕp′ə-lō′, tyĕ′pō-), Giovanni Battista 1696-1770.
Italian painter noted especially for his rococo ceiling frescoes, which display a mastery of illusionistic space and exuberant color.
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Tiepolo

(Italian ˈtjɛːpolo; English tiːˈɛpəˌləʊ)
n
(Biography) Giovanni Battista (dʒoˈvanni batˈtista). 1696–1770, Italian rococo painter, esp of frescoes as in the Residenz at Würzburg
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Tie•po•lo

(tiˈɛp əˌloʊ)
n.
Giovanni Battista, 1696–1770, and his son, Giovanni Domenico, 1727–1804, Italian painters.
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