The Bodies of Saints Peter and Paul Hidden in the Catacombs

c. 1645/1647

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Associated Names
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Artist, Italian, 1609 - 1664

The image displays an abstract composition of swirling lines and textured shapes. In the lower part, there is a form resembling a human figure in repose, covered with drapery. The upper portion features dense and rugged patterns that suggest a forest canopy or trees. Small human figures are integrated into the natural setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 29.6 × 20.5 cm (11 5/8 × 8 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 30 × 20.6 cm (11 13/16 × 8 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.125.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 14

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Susan Schulman Printseller, New York); purchased 2019 by NGA

Associated Names

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: 14

1971

  • Percy, Ann. Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione: Master Draughtsman of the Italian Baroque. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1971: no. E21

1982

  • Bellini, Paolo. L'opera incisa di Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione. Milan, 1982, no. 57

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: CASTIGLONE GENOVESE / INVENT;

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