Old Man with a Long Beard and Skullcap, Leaning Forward
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
c. 1645/1647
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 18.2 × 14.9 cm (7 3/16 × 5 7/8 in.) sheet: 31.7 × 23 cm (12 1/2 × 9 1/16 in.) framed: 40.01 × 32.39 cm (15 3/4 × 12 3/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Florian Carr Fund
Accession Number
2014.73.3
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.