The Genius of Castiglione
The Genius of Castiglione is a print in etching, made ca. 1645–47 (published 1648) by Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Il Grechetto) (Italian, Genoa 1609–1664 Mantua). It is held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, in the Drawings and Prints collection.
The Genius of Castiglione
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Il Grechetto) · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917 · Public domain (CC0, Met Open Access)
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1645–47 (published 1648) (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access collection record: The Genius of Castiglione) • Collection: Drawings and Prints (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access collection record: The Genius of Castiglione) • Dimensions: 14 x 9 5/8 in. (35.5 x 24.5 cm) (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access collection record: The Genius of Castiglione) • Medium: Etching (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access collection record: The Genius of Castiglione) • Object: Print (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access collection record: The Genius of Castiglione) • Held by: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access collection record: The Genius of Castiglione) • Title: The Genius of Castiglione
The Genius of Castiglione, 1648
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione · The Cleveland Museum of Art · Delia E. Holden Fund
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