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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Christ on the Cross Adored by Angels

Maker

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Italian, 1609 - 1664)

Title

Christ on the Cross Adored by Angels

Year

ca. 1650-60

Medium

  • oil paint on laid paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • oil paint on laid paper

Materials

oil paint

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

37.8 x 26.7 cm (14 7/8 x 10 1/2 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Henry D. Sharpe

Object Number

50.300

Type

  • Drawings and Watercolors

Provenance

… - 1950, Private collection, London.

1950, Purchased by P. and D. Colnaghi and Co., London from private collection in July, 1950. According to Colnaghi and Co.

1950, Purchased by Henry D. Sharpe from Colnaghi and Co., in July 1950. Transaction invoice.

1950, Gift to the RISD Museum from Henry D. Sharpe on 11/07/1950.

Publications

  • Books

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

  • Books

Old Master Drawings from the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Alt Author: Johnson, Deborah J.

Exhibition History

Design and Description
Renaissance and Baroque Drawings
Jan 27, 2006 – Apr 09, 2006

Label copy

Castiglione was a highly innovative artist who may have invented the use of brush drawing with oil on paper, the technique evident here. Like the Cambiaso drawing at left, Castiglione provided the barest of descriptive detail in his sketch. The artist’s brushy, colored sketch accentuates, in shorthand form, the emotional power of the subject.

Treasures on Paper
Drawings and Watercolors from the Permanent Collection
Jun 13, 1989 – Aug 19, 1989
Old Master Drawings
Sep 02, 1983 – Oct 16, 1983
Visions and Revisions
Oct 18, 1968 – Nov 24, 1968
Italian Drawings from the Museum's Collection
Mar 17, 1961 – Apr 16, 1961
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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Italian, 1609 - 1664)
Christ on the Cross Adored by Angels, ca. 1650-60
oil paint on laid paper
37.8 x 26.7 cm (14 7/8 x 10 1/2 inches)
Gift of Henry D. Sharpe 50.300

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