DrawingsItalian17th century

The Sacrifice of Noah

17th century

Artists

Giovanni Benedetto CastiglioneArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown, blue and ochre gouache, brown, reddish-brown, red and white oil paint on beige paper, white highlights added later (possibly in the 19th or 20th century)

Culture

Italian

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

27.8 x 40.9 cm (10 15/16 x 16 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Charles A. Loeser, Florence, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1932

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