The Resurrection of Lazarus

c. 1645

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Associated Names
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Artist, Italian, 1609 - 1664

This is a drawing depicting figures gathered around a central stone structure. There is a reclining figure near the stone formation. Another figure stands with an arm raised in the right portion of the image. The characters display expressions of concern or awe. The stone structure and surrounding vegetation are detailed with textured lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 22.6 x 31.7 cm (8 7/8 x 12 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1972.70.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 6

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1974

  • NGA Recent Acquisitions 1974, no. 96.

1984

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., February 1984.

1997

  • Six Centuries/Six Artists, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997.

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.

Wikidata ID

Q65568974

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