Artist
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Italian (Genoese), 1609–1664)Italian (Genoese), 1609–1664
CultureItalian
Titles
- The Genius of Castiglione
Date1648
MediumEtching
Dimensions371 × 249 mm
Plate or block: 14 5/8 × 9 3/4 in. (37.1 × 24.8 cm)
Sheet (sheet): 18 7/8 × 13 3/4in. (47.9 × 34.9cm)
Plate or block: 14 5/8 × 9 3/4 in. (37.1 × 24.8 cm)
Sheet (sheet): 18 7/8 × 13 3/4in. (47.9 × 34.9cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.1997.10
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscriptions: on the folio held by the central figure: Genium Io: / Benedeicti / Castilionis / Ianuen / Inu. Fe.; on the music sheet: HO VI PAR Potto [or Poldo?] / CHE SARA; at lower right: Ill.o atq. Oni.mo / D. / Ma. / Da Merusie Dño de / Clootuijcse bonar Artium / Maecenati dignissimo / Io: Iacobus De R ubcis. D.D.D.; at lower center: Si uendono in Roma da Gio: Iacomo de Rossi 1648
Watermark: Lily in double circle
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