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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Circe with Companions of Ulysses Changed into Animals

Description

Maker

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Italian, 1609 - 1664)

Title

Circe with Companions of Ulysses Changed into Animals

Year

ca. 1650

Medium

  • etching

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • etching

Materials

etching

Supports

  • Medium weight off-white laid paper

Dimensions

21.8 x 31 cm (8 9/16 x 12 3/16 inches) (plate)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

57.143

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Prints and Drawings with a Classical Reference
Dec 15, 1965 – Jan 09, 1966

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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Italian, 1609 - 1664)
Circe with Companions of Ulysses Changed into Animals, ca. 1650
etching
21.8 x 31 cm (8 9/16 x 12 3/16 inches) (plate)
Museum Works of Art Fund 57.143

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