The Nativity with God the Father and Angels
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
1645–1649
- Medium
- Etching on ivory laid paper
- Dimensions
- Plate: 29.5 × 20.7 cm (11 5/8 × 8 3/16 in.); Sheet: 33.5 × 24.4 cm (13 1/4 × 9 5/8 in.)
- Genre
- etching
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
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About
A prolific painter, etcher, and draftsman, Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione produced several innovative renditions of the Nativity. The epic horizontal sweep of this etching emphasizes the cosmic power of Christ’s heavenly father (it entirely omits Joseph, Christ’s earthly stepfather).
