Artist
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Italian (Genoese), 1609–1664)Italian (Genoese), 1609–1664
CultureItalian
Titles
- Circe Changing Ulysses' Men into Beasts
Datec. 1650–1651
PlaceItaly
MediumEtching on laid paper, state II/II
DimensionsSheet (trimmed to platemark): 8 1/2 × 12 1/8 in. (21.6 × 30.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Jenard Gross and the Marjorie G. and Evan C. Horning Print Fund
Object number95.46
Not on view
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Exhibition History"Acid on Metal: The Art of Etching and Aquatint," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 11 September - 27 November 2011.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: On sheet, in black ink, verso, center: "Leal III 15 T. 30 in D", lower, "22", bottom, "Lomb III 10a", stamp in red ink, lower left corner, "858 Lette Aleerllina". On mat, in pencil, lower right corner: "Gionvanni Benedetto Castiglione (1609-ca. 1665) Circle Changing Ulysses' men into Beasts ca. early 1650's Bartsch 22; Bellini 22 ii/ii Watermark:IHS Ex-collection: Albertino, Vienna - duplicate, Lugt 5g".
The etching is signed in black ink, on the sheet in the lower right corner: "G. Bened. Castilorvs Gerversie".
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