The Animals Going toward the Ark

1650/1655

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Associated Names
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Artist, Italian, 1609 - 1664

The image shows a scene with natural features, animals, and humans. The perspective is slightly elevated, showing a horizon meeting a mountain range, a rustic structure, livestock, human figures, rocky terrain, dense foliage, a sky with clouds. The style appears to be an etching or engraving with detailed line work and cross-hatching. The artwork is monochromatic, emphasizing the intricate details in the pastoral setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 20.7 × 39.8 cm (8 1/8 × 15 11/16 in.)
    framed: 44.45 × 59.69 cm (17 1/2 × 23 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1992.107.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 1, State before the fault in the plate

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Alexandre-Pierre-François Robert-Dumesnil (1778-1864) (Lugt 2200); L.K.B. (not in Lugt); Christopher Mendez, London; purchased by NGA 1993.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1995

  • Recent Acquisitions of Works of Art on Paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995.

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

2020

  • A Superb Baroque: Art in Genoa, 1600-1750, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Scuderie del Quirinale, Rome, 2020, no. 47 (Washington venue canceled).

2021

  • A Superb Baroque: Art in Genoa, 1600-1750 [canceled for National Gallery of Art venue], Scuderie del Quirinale, Rome, 2021 - 2022, no. 47.

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

2020

  • Bober, Jonathan. A Superb Baroque: Art in Genoa, 1600-1750,Exh cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington: 192, no. 47.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: GB (in monogram) / Castilione / (not deciphered)

Watermarks

crown?

Wikidata ID

Q75121451

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