The Bodies of Saints Peter and Paul Hidden in the Catacombs
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
c. 1645/1647
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 29.6 × 20.5 cm (11 5/8 × 8 1/16 in.) sheet: 30 × 20.6 cm (11 13/16 × 8 1/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
2019.125.1
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.