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GIOVANNI BENEDETTO CASTIGLIONE CALLED IL GRECHETTO | Noah shepherding the animals onto the ark

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May 8, 12:10 PM GMT

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50,000 - 70,000 GBP

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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.

In a Spanish private collection since the early 20th century.

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.