Pan Reclining before a Herm
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
c. 1640-1645
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 24.4 × 20.1 cm (9 5/8 × 7 15/16 in.) plate: 23.1 × 28.8 cm (9 1/8 × 11 5/16 in.) framed: 59.69 × 44.45 cm (23 1/2 × 17 1/2 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund and Purchased as the Gift of Robert B. Loper
Accession Number
2012.148.1
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.