Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, also known as Giambattista Tiepolo, was an Italian painter and printmaker from the Republic of Venice who painted in the Rococo style, considered an important member of the 18th-century Venetian school. He was prolific, and worked not only in Italy, but also in Germany and Spain. March 5, 1696 – March 27, 1770; died at 74. Alive at the same time as Isaac Newton, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, George Washington, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Immanuel Kant. Wiki link