Joseph Awakened by the Angel
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
1635/1640
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 13.7 x 18.9 cm (5 3/8 x 7 7/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1983.84.1
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.