DrawingsItalian17th century

The Nativity

17th century

Artists

Giovanni Benedetto CastiglioneArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Oil on white antique laid paper discolored to dark cream/tan

Culture

Italian

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

26.1 x 39.2 cm (10 1/4 x 15 7/16 in.)

Provenance

Richardson. Richard Houlditch, Jr., London (Lugt 2214). Earl of Warwick, Warwick Castle, Warwick (Lugt 2600). John Postle Heseltine. Richard Ederheimer; to Paul J. Sachs (by 1927), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1965

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