The Bodies of Saints Peter and Paul Hidden in the Catacombs
Medium
Etching and drypoint in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 28.8 × 20.5 cm (11 3/8 × 8 1/8 in.); Plate: 28.9 × 20.6 cm (11 7/16 × 8 1/8 in.); Sheet: 30 × 20.8 cm (11 13/16 × 8 1/4 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
221699
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.