Old Masters
Old Masters
Auction Closed
May 8, 12:10 PM GMT
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
Lot Details
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GIOVANNI BENEDETTO CASTIGLIONE CALLED IL GRECHETTO
Genoa 1609 - 1664 Mantua
Noah shepherding the animals onto the ark
oil on canvas
135.5 x 188 cm.; 53⅜ x 74 in.
Much of Castiglione's œuvre depicts scenes of the journeys of the patriarchs (e.g. Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob), but the entry of the animals into Noah's ark was his favourite theme; Castiglione's treatments of this pastoral journey, always filled with animals and still life details, span his entire lifetime.