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, accession 17.50.17-36. It entered that collection as Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917. It measures 14 x 9 5/8 in. (35.5 x 24.5 cm).
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• Accession number: 17.50.17-36 (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access collection record: The Genius of Castiglione (accession 17.50.17-36)) • Maker: Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Il Grechetto) (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access collection record: The Genius of Castiglione (accession 17.50.17-36)) • Maker's dates: Italian, Genoa 1609–1664 Mantua (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access collection record: The Genius of Castiglione (accession 17.50.17-36)) • Acquired: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917 (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access collection record: The Genius of Castiglione (accession 17.50.17-36)) • Made: ca. 1645–47 (published 1648) (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access collection record: The Genius of Castiglione (accession 17.50.17-36)) • Collection: Drawings and Prints (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access collection record: The Genius of Castiglione (accession 17.50.17-36)) • 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 (accession 17.50.17-36)) • Medium: Etching (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access collection record: The Genius of Castiglione (accession 17.50.17-36)) • Object: Print (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access collection record: The Genius of Castiglione (accession 17.50.17-36)) • Held by: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access collection record: The Genius of Castiglione (accession 17.50.17-36)) • Title: The Genius of Castiglione (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access collection record: The Genius of Castiglione (accession 17.50.17-36))
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access collection record: The Genius of Castiglione (accession 17.50.17-36)
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