Rachel Concealing Laban's Idols

c. 1635

Andrea De Leone

Associated Names
Andrea De Leone

Artist, Neapolitan, 1610 - 1685

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Artist, Italian, 1609 - 1664

This image shows figures gathered under trees with animals, set against a backdrop of mountains. The scene depicts individuals engaged in various activities under the trees, along with horses and sheep. In the background are distant mountains, with clouds in the sky. The detailed etching uses line work to depict the forms of the figures, animals, and natural environment.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1972.70.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Di Penta 2016: no. D.25

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1985

  • Landscape Prints from the National Gallery's Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1985, no cat.

2012

  • The Baroque Genius of Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C., 2012

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. 4 (as Castiglione).

2016

  • Di Penta, Miriam. Andrea De Lione. Rome, 2016: no. D.25

Wikidata ID

Q65565260

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