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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto), manner of
Italian, 1610 - 1665
Beheading of Saints, 17th century
Red chalk and washon laid paper mounted to heavier sheet
21.2 x 28.5 cm (sheet)
Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts 1963.24.83

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Artist Biography: Born in Genoa, died in Mantua; also known as Il Grechetto. Studied with Giovanni Andrea Ferari and Sinibaldo Scorza. Went to Rome in 1632, became member of the Accademia S. Luca in 1634, and returned to Rome ca. 1647 with plates which were published by Giovanni Iacomo de Rossi. Left Rome to serve at the Gonzaga court in Mantua in 1651.~~Reference: Bartsch, Adam. Le Peintre-graveur. vol. XX. W¸rzburg: 1920~Bellini, Paolo. Italian Masters of the Seventeenth Century. The Illustrated Bartsch. vol 46. New York: 1982, Abaris Books~Bellini, Paolo. Italian Masters of the Seventeenth Century. The Illustrated Bartsch. Vol 46 (Commentary). New York: 1985, Abaris Books.~

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of Arts Graphic 1993 verification available catalogue note Battista Giovanni manner mid which 2 p 4 cat Moir Alfred Professor UCSB directed project student faculty 1978 Inspiration Christian Art Museum Barbara Santa Exhibitions see Castiglione circle Davis Bruce Genoese mat d n Goldyne R Neapolitan century 17th file AFGA attributions Suggested 1915 published privately York New 1871 1786 formed Masters Old Drawings Original George Rosa Salvator by Saints Beheading as 141 Hellman 156 Achenbach S Moore Schiff Leo Mortimer Cogswell Green Joseph Provenance Europe Genoa Italy Drawing Genre Religious sheet heavier mounted paper laid washon chalk Red onlookers soldiers right figure decapitated already beheaded be saint kneeling left pedestal ruler Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione il Grechetto Italian 5049161418940087 A002785 1963.24.83 AFGA