The Bodies of Saints Peter and Paul Hidden in the Catacombs
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
c. 1645/1647
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 29.9 x 20.6 cm (11 3/4 x 8 1/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1972.70.1
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.