Bacchanal by a Herm

late 17th century

Italian 17th Century (Giovanni Santagostino?), after Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Associated Names
Italian 17th Century

Artist

Giovanni Santagostino

Artist, Italian, active late 17th century

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Artist After, Italian, 1609 - 1664

This is a drawing of a pastoral scene with mythological elements. The image depicts a gathering in a natural setting with mythological figures such as satyrs and nymphs. A reclining semi-nude figure is in the center surrounded by lush vegetation and classical style urns or vases. The scene is framed by two leaning trees with detailed branches. The drawing uses strong lines and hatching to create texture and shadow, vividly rendering each element. The scene exudes raw, natural energy mixed with a sense of antiquity and revelry associated with classical myths.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Alessandra Manning Dolnier

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 24.4 × 18.6 cm (9 5/8 × 7 5/16 in.)
    mount: 25.4 × 20 cm (10 × 7 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.113.32

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 16, undesc. reverse copy

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Casa Perego, Milan (not in Lugt). Robert and Bertina Suida Manning, Forest Hills, NY; by descent Alessandra Manning and Kurt Dolnier, Watertown, CT, 1996; Gift to NGA, 2018

Associated Names

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: no. 16, undesc. reverse copy

1982

  • Bellini, Paolo. L'opera incisa di Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione. Milan, 1982, no. 10, copy A

Inscriptions

lower right in image: IA Sant'Agostino ex; lower left in plate: G. Ben- Castiglionus In; lower right in plate: Io An_ S Augustinius De

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