Bacchanal with Altar, Faun, and Silenus
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 26.6 × 39.3 cm (10 1/2 × 15 1/2 in.) framed: 44.45 × 59.69 cm (17 1/2 × 23 1/2 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
2013.90.2
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Giovanni Andrea Podesta
Giovanni Andrea Podestà (1608–c. 1674) was a Genoese painter, draughtsman, and etcher whose career unfolded primarily in Rome, where he became known for charming scenes of putti at play. Born in Genoa, he trained in the studios of Giovanni Battista Paggi (as an apprentice by 1627, alongside Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione), Giovanni Andrea de Ferrari, and Domenico Fiasella, as recorded by the conte...