Small Oriental Head
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
c. 1645/1647
Medium
etching on laid paper (a later impression)
Dimensions
plate: 10.8 x 8.1 cm (4 1/4 x 3 3/16 in.) sheet: 12.1 x 9.2 cm (4 3/4 x 3 5/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1991.135.1
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.