Chiron Teaching Music to Achilles

1758

Gaetano Zompini after Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Associated Names
Gaetano Zompini

Artist, Italian, 1700 - 1778

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Artist After, Italian, 1609 - 1664

This is a drawing featuring mythological creatures under a tree engaging in music and study. The drawing depicts two figures sitting beneath a large, twisting tree, surrounded by lush foliage. One figure holds a stringed instrument, possibly a lute or guitar, while studying a book alongside an older, bearded figure who also appears engrossed in a large, open book. An array of objects, including a globe, lie at their feet. On the right, a centaur reclines against a stone structure adorned with intricate carvings. The scene is detailed, capturing textures of bark, leaves, and stone, as well as the motion of the figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 21.2 x 30.1 cm (8 3/8 x 11 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 22.7 x 31.2 cm (8 15/16 x 12 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.33.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    TIB, Vol. 46, p117, no. 79, State ii/iv

  • Series Title

    Varii capricci, e paesi

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Christopher Mendez, London); purchased 2000 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1978

  • The Illustrated Bartsch. New York, 1978 - .

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Antonius M. Zanetti Hier. F. dono dedit, et dicavit; lower center in plate: Eruditiy.mo ac per dilecto Patrueli Anto. M. Zanetti Alex. F.

Wikidata ID

Q75430646

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