The Animals Going toward the Ark
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
1650/1655
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 22.5 × 42.2 cm (8 7/8 × 16 5/8 in.) plate: 21.3 × 41 cm (8 3/8 × 16 1/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1973.34.4
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.