A Pagan Sacrifice
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
c. 1645–50
Medium
Oil paint on tan laid paper, laid down on cream wove paper
Dimensions
57.6 × 42.5 cm (22 11/16 × 16 3/4 in.)
Classification
oil paintings (visual works)
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
28813
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.