The Adoration of the Shepherds
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
1650/1655
Medium
oil on laid paper; laid down
Dimensions
overall: 41.2 × 60.9 cm (16 1/4 × 24 in.) framed: 66.04 × 86.36 cm (26 × 34 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Woodner Collection, Gift of Dian Woodner
Accession Number
2012.7.1
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.