The Nativity with God the Father and Angels
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
after 1647
Medium
Etching on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Plate: 29.5 × 20.7 cm (11 5/8 × 8 3/16 in.); Sheet: 33.5 × 24.4 cm (13 1/4 × 9 5/8 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
40775
Rights
Public Domain
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.