Noah Leading the Animals into the Ark
Medium
brush and oil paint on brown laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 39.4 x 54.8 cm (15 1/2 x 21 9/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Partial Gift of Gilbert Butler, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Accession Number
1991.221.1
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.