Pan Reclining before a Herm
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
c. 1640-1645
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 24.4 × 20.1 cm (9 5/8 × 7 15/16 in.) plate: 23.1 × 28.8 cm (9 1/8 × 11 5/16 in.) framed: 59.69 × 44.45 cm (23 1/2 × 17 1/2 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund and Purchased as the Gift of Robert B. Loper
Accession Number
2012.148.1
Rights
Public Domain
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.