Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Study of a Crouching Man

Maker

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Italian, 1609 - 1664)

Title

Study of a Crouching Man

Year

early 1600s-mid 1600s

Medium

pen and ink and wash technique on white paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

pen and ink and wash technique on white paper

Materials

wash technique, pen and ink

Supports

white paper

Dimensions

20.8 x 14.1 cm (8 3/16 x 5 9/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed bottom LC in pen and ink (17th-century hand): "del Grechetto"
Inscribed in graphite on label pasted to backing: "Castiglione"; In blue:"48.a (?)"

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

57.138

Type

Drawings and Watercolors

Exhibition History

Italian Drawings from the Museum's Collection

Mar 17, 1961 – Apr 16, 1961

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Tombstone

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Italian, 1609 - 1664)

Study of a Crouching Man, early 1600s-mid 1600s

pen and ink and wash technique on white paper

20.8 x 14.1 cm (8 3/16 x 5 9/16 inches)

Museum Works of Art Fund 57.138

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