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Young Shepherd on Horseback

1638

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Associated Names

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Artist, Italian, 1609 - 1664

The image depicts a pastoral scene with a shepherd riding a donkey surrounded by sheep. The horizon is visible through sketched foliage. The etching technique conveys textures like the wool of sheep and tree foliage. The color palette is monochromatic using shades of grey and black for depth. Sheep and donkey show detailed textures, while trees and foliage extend into a soft background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching on laid paper
Credit Line

Purchased as the Gift of Ann and Matthew Nimetz and Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Dimensions

plate: 19 × 25.1 cm (7 1/2 × 9 7/8 in.)
sheet: 19.1 × 25.2 cm (7 1/2 × 9 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

2016.166.1
Catalogue Raisonné

Bartsch, no. 28

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Kunsthandlung Helmut H. Rumbler, Frankfurt am Main); purchased 2016 by NGA.

Associated Names

Rumbler, Helmut H., Mr.

Bibliography

1802

Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821: no. 28

1971

Percy, Ann. Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione: Master Draughtsman of the Italian Baroque. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1971., no .E5.

1982

Bellini, Paolo. L'opera incisa di Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione. Milan, 1982, no. 5, i/ii

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 3 / 6986

Wikidata ID

Q77258903

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