Circe Changing Ulysses' Men into Beasts

c. 1650

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Associated Names
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Artist, Italian, 1609 - 1664

This is a drawing of a scene featuring a seated figure surrounded by scattered papers, scrolls, books, animals including sheep, a dog, a deer, and a peacock. The background consists of a rustic stone wall with archways and foliage. The overall atmosphere is serene and contemplative.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 22.1 x 31.1 cm (8 11/16 x 12 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1972.70.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 22

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1990

  • Eva/Ave: Woman in Renaissance and Baroque Prints, NGA, 1990, no. 106, repro.

1997

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

2007

  • Fabulous Journeys and Faraway Places: Travels on Paper, 1450 - 1700, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2007

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.

1990

  • Russell 1990, cat.no.106.

Wikidata ID

Q65568972

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