The Nativity with God the Father and the Holy Spirit
Salvatore Castiglione
c. 1645
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 28.2 x 19.9 cm (11 1/8 x 7 13/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Bert Freidus
Accession Number
1988.62.1
About the Artist
Salvatore Castiglione
Salvatore Castiglione (1620–1676) was an Italian Baroque painter born in Genoa who specialized in landscapes and pastoral subjects. Born on April 21, 1620, Salvatore was both the brother and pupil of the more famous Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, one of the leading figures of the Genoese Baroque. Working in his brother's shadow, Salvatore developed sufficient skill that his paintings were sometim...