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A satyr reclining at the foot of a staute of Priapus, goats at the right
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A satyr reclining at the foot of a staute of Priapus, goats at the right

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

sheet: 4 1/2 x 8 3/8 in. (11.5 x 21.3 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Il Grechetto)

1609–1664Republic of Genoa

Versatile and eclectic artist open to foreign influence which was unusual for an Italian artist of his time. Some of his best-known works are somewhat fantastical. He was court painter at Mantua from 1648. Comment on works: Religious; Landscapes; Animals; Mythology.