The Madonna, Child, and Angels Entering the Boat

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

National Gallery of Art

This print shows several people in a boat. In the center of the image is a small rowboat that we see from the side, stretching horizontally across the print, facing right. On it there are several people. On the right is an old, bearded man wearing a tunic and holding a walking stick. There is a white halo around his head. His arm is around a woman on the left. The woman is stepping up onto a plank on the boat, reaching towards the man with one arm. In her other arm, she appears to hold a small child, although the child is covered in the large fabric cloak that drapes around the woman. She also has a halo above her head. On either side of her, winged angels are reaching for her, appearing to help her move farther into the boat. Rays of light shine down on them from the clear sky. In the background on the left are tall, leafy trees, and on the right there are several low hills across the water.