Alexander at the Tomb of Cyrus
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
1645/1650
Medium
oil heightened with white on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 58 x 42.9 cm (22 13/16 x 16 7/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund and Edward E. MacCrone Fund
Accession Number
1981.10.1
About the Artist
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione · 1609–1664
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.