The Nativity with God the Father and Angels
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
after 1647
Medium
Etching on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
20.5 × 40.2 cm (8 1/8 × 15 7/8 in.)
Classification
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
40783
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.