Giovanni (1616) Castiglione Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Giovanni (1616) Castiglione Art Value Price Guide

Jul. 01, 2026
GIOVANNI BENEDETTO CASTIGLIONE, IL GRECHETTO (GENOA 1616-1670). Saint John
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
GIOVANNI BENEDETTO CASTIGLIONE, IL GRECHETTO (GENOA 1616-1670). Saint John the Baptist preaching. black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash on paper8 1/8 x 11 ¾ in. (20.7 x 29.8 cm.).
Christie's
Apr. 28, 2026
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, called Il Grechetto
Est: €10,000 - €15,000
(Genoa 1609/16–1664/70 Mantua) The Sermon of Saint John the Baptist, oil on canvas, 133 x 110 cm, unframed Provenance: Private European collection; where acquired by the present owner We are grateful to Anna Orlando for endorsing the attribution of the present painting on the basis of a photograph and for her help in cataloguing this lot. We are also grateful to Vilmos Tátrai for independently endorsing the attribution on the basis of a photograph. Born in Genoa, but active in Rome and later in Mantua, where he became court painter to Duke Carlo II Gonzaga-Nevers, Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione stands apart from his contemporaries for the originality and imaginative freedom of his artistic vision. His works not only display remarkable technical skill but also reveal a distinctly independent and innovative spirit. This is already evident in his earliest paintings, among which the present work should be included. The painting is datable to the early 1630s during the artist's first Roman sojourn and can be compared to compositions such as the Journey of Jacob and Rachel in the Museo del Prado (inv. no. P000086) and the Journey of Jacob in the Galleria Borghese (inv. no. 550). Castiglione's activity in Rome has recently been reassessed in a monographic study that proposes a catalogue raisonné of works associated with his first and second periods there, respectively circa 1632–37 and circa 1647–51 (see A. Orlando and F. Rotatori [eds.], Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione Genovese. Il Grechetto a Roma: committenza e opere, Genoa 2022). Orlando considers the present Sermon of Saint John the Baptist to display stylistic features that are fully consistent with Castiglione's works from the 1630s. A key element of this composition is the landscape, which reflects the artistic developments taking place in Rome at that time and finds parallels in Castiglione's graphic works and etchings, revealing his debt to leading landscape painters active in the city, such as Claude Lorrain and Nicolas Poussin. In this work, Castiglione creates a transformation in the depiction of sacred narrative. In a striking and almost provocative manner, he relegates the principal subject to the background, as Saint John the Baptist is rendered almost as a silhouette in the distance, nearly disappearing when compared to the young woman on horseback holding a child and the figure leaning on the horse, who commands the viewer's attention. The foreground is dominated by animals, also effectively shifting the visual focus away from the primary subject. Stylistically, the painting is distinguished by Castiglione's characteristic hatched brushwork, which translates into paint the effects he also achieved in his etchings.
Dorotheum
Mar. 25, 2026
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione "The animals enter the ark" etching (206x403 mm.) indistinct watermark framed (defects)...
Est: €650 - €700
(Genova 1609 - Mantova 1663) "The animals enter the ark" etching (206x403 mm.) indistinct watermark framed (defects) IT "Gli animali entrano nell'arca" acquaforte (mm 206x403) filigrana indistinta in cornice (difetti)
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Mar. 25, 2026
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione "Temporalis Aeternitas" 1655 etching (182x260 mm.) framed (defects)...
Est: €350 - €400
(Genova 1609 - Mantova 1663) "Temporalis Aeternitas" 1655 etching (182x260 mm.) framed (defects) IT "Temporalis Aeternitas" 1655 acquaforte (mm 182x260) in cornice (difetti)
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Mar. 25, 2026
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione "Nativity with God the Father and Angels" etching (205x400 mm.) framed (defects)...
Est: €700 - €750
(Genova 1609 - Mantova 1663) "Nativity with God the Father and Angels" etching (205x400 mm.) framed (defects) IT "Natività con Dio padre e angeli" acquaforte (mm 205x400) in cornice (difetti)
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Mar. 25, 2026
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione "Theseus finds his father's weapons" etching (307x209 mm.) indistinct watermark framed (defects)...
Est: €250 - €300
(Genova 1609 - Mantova 1663) "Theseus finds his father's weapons" etching (307x209 mm.) indistinct watermark framed (defects) IT "Teseo trova le armi del padre" acquaforte (mm 307x209) filigrana indistinta in cornice (difetti)
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Mar. 25, 2026
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione "Temporalis Aeternitas" 1645 etching (302x205 mm.) unidentified collection stamp framed (defects)...
Est: €250 - €300
(Genova 1609 - Mantova 1663) "Temporalis Aeternitas" 1645 etching (302x205 mm.) unidentified collection stamp framed (defects) IT "Temporalis Aeternitas" 1645 acquaforte (mm 302x205) marca di collezione non individuata in cornice (difetti)
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Mar. 25, 2026
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione "Circe and Ulysses' companions transformed into animals" etching (220x310 mm.) framed (defects)...
Est: €450 - €500
(Genova 1609 - Mantova 1663) "Circe and Ulysses' companions transformed into animals" etching (220x310 mm.) framed (defects) IT "Circe e i compagni di Ulisse trasformati in animali" acquaforte (mm 220x310) in cornice (difetti)
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Mar. 25, 2026
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione "The Genius" etching (361x242 mm.) framed (defects)...
Est: €650 - €800
(Genova 1609 - Mantova 1663) "The Genius" etching (361x242 mm.) framed (defects) IT "Il Genio" acquaforte (mm 361x242) in cornice (difetti)
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Mar. 25, 2026
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione "Bacchanal before the altar of the god Terminus" etching (239x190 mm.) framed (defects)...
Est: €250 - €300
(Genova 1609 - Mantova 1663) "Bacchanal before the altar of the god Terminus" etching (239x190 mm.) framed (defects) IT "Baccanale davanti all'altare del Dio Termine" acquaforte (mm 239x190) in cornice (difetti)
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Mar. 25, 2026
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione "Diogenes seeks the honest man" etching (245x330 mm.) indistinct watermark framed (defects)...
Est: €400 - €450
(Genova 1609 - Mantova 1663) "Diogenes seeks the honest man" etching (245x330 mm.) indistinct watermark framed (defects) IT "Diogene cerca l'uomo onesto" acquaforte (mm 245x330) filigrana indistinta in cornice (difetti)
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Mar. 25, 2026
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione Pair of etchings entitled "A Satyr Resting in Front of a Statue of Priapus" (120x210 mm) and "Pan Reclining in Front of a Large Vase" (112x213 mm) framed (defects)...
Est: €400 - €450
(Genova 1609 - Mantova 1663) Pair of etchings entitled "A Satyr Resting in Front of a Statue of Priapus" (120x210 mm) and "Pan Reclining in Front of a Large Vase" (112x213 mm) framed (defects) IT Coppia di acqueforti intitolate "Un satiro si riposa davanti a una statua di Priapo" (mm 120x210) e "Pan disteso davanti a un grande vaso" (mm 112x213) in cornici (difetti)
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Mar. 25, 2026
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione Pair of etchings entitled "Old Man with a Large Beard" and "Man with a Fur Cap" (180x150 mm.) framed (defects)...
Est: €450 - €500
(Genova 1609 - Mantova 1663) Pair of etchings entitled "Old Man with a Large Beard" and "Man with a Fur Cap" (180x150 mm.) framed (defects) IT Coppia di acqueforti intitolate "Vecchio con grande barba" e "Uomo con berretto di pelliccia" (mm 180x150) in cornici (difetti)
Il Ponte Auction House
Mar. 07, 2026
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione "Marsyas und Olympus". 1645– 1648.
Est: €240 - €280
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione 1616 Genua – 1670 Mantua Radierung auf feinem Bütten. Reversibel auf einen Untersatzkarton montiert. Vgl. zur formatgleichen Vorlage: Bartsch XXI.17.15. Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione 1616 Genua – 1670 Mantua Genannt il Grechetto, war italienischer Maler und Kupferätzer. Der Schüler Paggis, G. Andrea de Ferraris und van Dycks bildete sich in Rom, Florenz, Parma und Venedig und trat dann in die Dienste des Herzogs Karl I. zu Mantua. Castiglione wurde besonders durch seine Tierdarstellungen bekannt, schuf aber auch Arbeiten mit historischem und biblischen Inhalt. Sehr bekannt ist Castiglione als Radierer, welcher Rembrandt stilistisch nahe stand. 1786 erschien in Venedig eine Folge von zwölf nach Castigliones Zeichnungen von G. Zompini geätzten Blättern.
Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden OHG
Oct. 15, 2025
After Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (1609–1694) “Study of a Head with Turban”
Est: €150 - €200
After Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (1609–1694) “Study of a Head with Turban” Engraving 8,5 x 7,5 cm 150 - 200 €
Greco Subastas
May. 20, 2025
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (detto il Grechetto), Baccanale davanti l'altare del dio Termine. 1648.
Est: €240 - €480
Acquaforte. mm 232x184. Foglio: mm 245x195. Bartsch, XXI, 16. Bellini (castiglione), 10. Con la firma a stento visibile sulla lastra in basso a destra "G. BENED.TO CAS./P", e con più in basso "Io: Iac:mo Rossi form. Romae 1648 alla Pace". Buona prova ancora ben leggibile nel III definitivo stato di 3, su carta vergellata spessa.
Gonnelli Casa d'Aste
May. 20, 2025
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (detto il Grechetto), Fuga in Egitto. 1647 ca.
Est: €180 - €360
Acquaforte. mm 300x208. Bartsch, XXI, 12. Bellini (castiglione), 20. Con la firma sulla lastra in basso a destra "Gio Bened Castiglione Genovese in pin", e con otto righe di dedica di Giovanni Domenico Rossi a Luigi Pio, più in basso "con licenza de' superiori". Lungo il margine superiore a destra "Si stampano in Roma per Gio Dom Rossi alla Pace all'insegna di Parigi". Buona prova ancora ben leggibile nel III stato di 4, prima della comparsa del danno sulla lastra all'angolo inferiore destro. Carta vergellata spessa.
Gonnelli Casa d'Aste
May. 20, 2025
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (detto il Grechetto), Temporalis Aeternitas. 1655.
Est: €240 - €480
Acquaforte. mm 180x259. Foglio: mm190x265. Bartsch, XXI, 27. Bellini (castiglione), 63. Sulla lastra in basso a sinistra "Gio Benedetto 1655". Uno dei due pastori indica parte del titolo inciso sul rudere circolare a sinistra. Buona prova, anche se impressa più debolmente, nel IV stato di 5 dopo il ritocco nel terreno sul primo piano ma con ancora percepibili il tratto verticale sul braccio del bambino a destra e il prolungamento della crepa del bassorilievo che ancora lambisce la mano di una delle due donne. Carta vergellata sottile con frammento di filigrana non interamente leggibile.
Gonnelli Casa d'Aste
May. 16, 2025
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Il Grechetto) (1609 or 1616 Genoa - Mantua 1664 or 1670) – Pastoral Scene (Pastoral Scene )
Est: €800 - €1,000
Etching on laid paper, watermark Anchor in a Circle. (1635-1640). 19 x 25.1 cm (sheet).
Karl & Faber
Mar. 27, 2025
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione "Diogenes Searching for a Man" etching, II/II (220x310 mm.) framed (defects) Provenance Quattrifolio, Milano...
Est: €450 - €500
(Genova 1609 - Mantova 1663) "Diogenes Searching for a Man" etching, II/II (220x310 mm.) framed (defects) The print has been trimmed by a few millimeters on all sides to simulate the framing line, which is not printed but drawn. Provenance Quattrifolio, Milano IT "Diogene cerca un uomo" acquaforte, II/II (mm 220x310) in cornice (difetti) La stampa è stata rimarginata di qualche millimetro su tutti i lati per simulare la linea d'inquadramento, la quale non è stampata, bensì disegnata. Provenienza Quattrifolio, Milano
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Mar. 27, 2025
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione "Marsyas and Olympus" etching (mm 214x116 the sheet) framed (defects) Provenance L'Arte Antica di Silverio Salamon, Torino...
Est: €150 - €200
(Genova 1609 - Mantova 1663) "Marsyas and Olympus" etching (mm 214x116 the sheet) framed (defects) Provenance L'Arte Antica di Silverio Salamon, Torino IT "Marsia e Olimpo" acquaforte (mm 214x116 il foglio) in cornice (difetti) Provenienza L'Arte Antica di Silverio Salamon, Torino
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Mar. 27, 2025
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione Portrait of a man with a mustache and a wide-brimmed feathered hat, known as "Presunto ritratto del Bernini" etching (182x138 mm.) framed (defects) Provenance Galleria Salamon, Milano...
Est: €250 - €300
(Genova 1609 - Mantova 1663) Portrait of a man with a mustache and a wide-brimmed feathered hat, known as "Presunto ritratto del Bernini" etching (182x138 mm.) framed (defects) Provenance Galleria Salamon, Milano IT Ritratto di un uomo con i baffi e con cappello a larghe piume, noto come "Presunto ritratto del Bernini" acquaforte (mm 182x138) in cornice (difetti) Provenienza Galleria Salamon, Milano
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Feb. 05, 2025
GIOVANNI BENEDETTO CASTIGLIONE, CALLED GRECHETTO (GENOA 1616-1670 MANTUA).
Est: $250,000 - $350,000
GIOVANNI BENEDETTO CASTIGLIONE, CALLED GRECHETTO (GENOA 1616-1670 MANTUA). Samson destroying the Temple of the Philistines. oil on canvas52 x 76 5/8 in. (132 x 194.5 cm.).
Christie's
Jan. 04, 2025
Giovanni Castiglione (IT 1610-1665) 17th C Etching
Est: $200 - $400
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (IT 1610-1665) etching titled "The Finding of the Bodies of Saints Peter and Paul in the Catacombs" signed in plate LL - actual print measures approx. 8" W x 11.5" H and is mounted on board and in vintage matting and frame for gallery display measuring approx. 18.5" W x 22.5" H and has artist biography and provenance including documented repair.
Keystone Auctions LLC
Nov. 14, 2024
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione detto il Grechetto Temporalis Aeternitas
Est: €600 - €800
Etching, 178 x 257 mm. Bartsch XXI.25.27, Bellini 63. Printed on laid paper. Uniformly browned paper, with light stains in the lower right part, glued on paper support. Paper residues on the back. Otherwise, in good condition.
Bertolami Fine Art s.r.l.
Oct. 19, 2024
GIOVANNI BENEDETTO CASTIGLIONE, gen. IL GRECHETTO : Mann, einen kleinen mit Federn und Bändern geschmückten Turban tragend.
Est: €140 - €180
GIOVANNI BENEDETTO CASTIGLIONE, gen. IL GRECHETTO Genua 1616 - 1664 Mantua Mann, einen kleinen mit Federn und Bändern geschmückten Turban tragend. Radierung aus der Folge von Köpfen mit orientalischer Kopfbedeckung. Bartsch 33. Bellini (The Illustrated Bartsch) 4602.033. - Mit dem Namenszug und Bezeichnung „Genovese“ in der Platte. In brauner Feder bezeichnet „10“. Auf Bütten. Blatt: 10,1 x 8 cm. Unter Verlust des Plattenrandes beschnitten und alt aufgezogen. Schwach fleckig und mit braunen Farbspuren. Sammlung T. G. Ritter, Milan (nicht bei Lugt). [bg]
Winterberg-Kunst
Oct. 19, 2024
GIOVANNI BENEDETTO CASTIGLIONE, gen. IL GRECHETTO : Die Geburt Christi mit Gottvater und den Engeln.
Est: €600 - €750
GIOVANNI BENEDETTO CASTIGLIONE, gen. IL GRECHETTO Genua 1616 - 1664 Mantua Die Geburt Christi mit Gottvater und den Engeln. Radierung um 1647. Bartsch 7. Bellini (The Illustrated Bartsch) 4602.007. - Am Unterrand mit Bezeichnung von fremder Hand in brauner Feder. Mit dem Namenszug „Genovese/Castiglione“ sowie mit Bezeichnung in der Platte. Auf Bütten mit Wasserzeichen: Traube. 20,4 x 39,8 cm (Blatt). Meist mit winzigem Rädchen um die Einfassunglinie Mit wenigen schwachen Knickspuren, braunen Fleckchen, dünnen Papierstellen und winzigen Wurmlöchlein. Ränder mit vereinzelten winzigen Läsuren und linker Rand mit restaurierten Beschädigungen. [bg]
Winterberg-Kunst
May. 17, 2024
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Il Grechetto) (1609 oder 1616 Genua - Mantua 1664 oder 1670) – Der Philosoph Diogenes sucht einen ehrenhaften Menschen
Est: €600 - €700
Etching on laid paper. (c. 1645). 22 x 31.3 cm (sheet size).
Karl & Faber
May. 16, 2024
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, called Grechetto, Draft for the composition "Pagan Sacrifice"
Est: €12,000 - €14,000
Certificate Timothy J. Standring, 13.2.2019. In this study, the Genoese painter Castiglione first laid down the figures with oil and an almost dry brush before adding pigment to the faces. As Timothy J. Standring noted in his report in 2019, this technique is rather atypical for him. Nevertheless, the stylistic similarities between the heads from the study and those from the "Heidnischen Opfer" (Zurich, private collection) suggest that the present work was created in preparation for the Zurich work. According to Standring, it is plausible that it was created around the middle or second half of the 1650s, when Castiglione was travelling between Rome, Genoa and Mantua.
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
Apr. 24, 2024
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, called il Grechetto
Est: €30,000 - €40,000
(Genoa 1609/1616–1664/1670 Mantua) A satyr and flock near a herm, oil on canvas, 36 x 70.5 cm, framed Provenance: Private European collection We are grateful to Anna Orlando for endorsing the attribution of the present painting on the basis of a photograph. She dates this work to circa 1632–1633, during Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione’s first stay in Rome. Her written analysis accompanies this lot. The balanced arrangement of the figurative and landscape elements, as well as the dominating earthy ochre tones with highlights in blue, red and green are typical of Grechetto’s work. The horizontal composition of this painting relates to two similar works by Grechetto representing Circe and Ulysses and Juno with Io and Argus, both in private collections (see Anna Orlando, Gio. Benedetto Castiglione. Il Grechetto Genovese a Roma. Commitenza e opera, Genoa 2022, cat. nos. 4a, 4b, pp. 104–107). Despite the differing measurements, Orlando has suggested, that the three paintings may have been part of a series created for the decoration of a private room, such as a studiolo of one of his collectors. Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione was born in Genoa in 1609. During the 1620s he trained in the studio of Sinibaldo Scorza, as well as being influenced by the work of Giovanni Battista Paggi and Andrea de Ferrari, in an artistic climate heavily influenced by the Genoese sojourns of Rubens and Van Dyck. From 1632 he is documented with his brother Salvatore in Rome where within a brief period of time he was elected a member of the Accademia di San Luca. His exposure to Rome’s cultured circles, the influence of Nicolas Poussin’s painting evoking the ancient classical world, as well as his subsequent contact with the Neapolitan art world, in particular with Aniello Falcone and Andrea De Leone, were to be determining and transformative factors in Castiglione’s assimilation of the Baroque style. Subsequently he resided in Rome for a second time between 1647 and 1651. At the start of the 1650s Grechetto was summoned to the court of the Gonzaga where he worked for over a decade, also acting as an agent in the acquisition of paintings for the ducal collections. He died in Mantua in 1664.
Dorotheum
Apr. 18, 2024
GIOVANNI B. CASTIGLIONE The Nativity with God the Father and the Angels.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
GIOVANNI B. CASTIGLIONE The Nativity with God the Father and the Angels. Etching, circa 1647. 205x400 mm; 8⅛x15⅞ inches, small margins. Initials countermark to an unidentified watermark. A very good impression with strong contrasts. Bartsch 22; Percy 18.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 01, 2024
ATTRIBUTED TO GIOVANNI BENEDETTO CASTIGLIONE, IL GRECHETTO (1616-1670) Lot
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
ATTRIBUTED TO GIOVANNI BENEDETTO CASTIGLIONE, IL GRECHETTO (1616-1670) Lot and his daughters black chalk 6 ¾ x 8 ¼ in. (17 x 20.9 cm)
Christie's
Oct. 21, 2023
GIOVANNI BENEDETTO CASTIGLIONE, gen. IL GRECHETTO : Theseus findet die Waffen seines Vaters.
Est: €780 -
GIOVANNI BENEDETTO CASTIGLIONE, gen. IL GRECHETTO Genua 1616 - 1664 Mantua Theseus findet die Waffen seines Vaters. Bartsch 24. Bellini (TIB) 4602.024, III. - Mit dem Namenszug Castigliones sowie den Bezeichnungen „Io: Iac:mo Rossi form: Romae 1648“ und „alla Pace“ in der Platte. Auf Bütten. 30,2 x 20,3 cm. Links unterhalb der Platte in brauner Feder mit „2“ bezeichnet. Ca. 3,5-4 cm breite Ränder hauptsächlich in den Ecken gering unfrisch. [ms]
Winterberg-Kunst
Jul. 05, 2023
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (ambito)
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
Ariadne on the island of Naxos oil on canvas, cm. 29.5x38
Bolli & Romiti s.r.l
May. 25, 2023
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Zugeschrieben) (1609 oder 1616 Genua - Mantua 1664 oder 1670) – Die Madonna erscheint zwei Heiligen (The Virgin appearing to two saints)
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
Pen in brown, brown wash, on laid paper with watermark "star hung with the initials GAA".
Karl & Faber
Mar. 14, 2023
GIOVANNI BENEDETTO CASTIGLIONE detto IL GRECHETTO
Est: €200 - €500
(Genova, 1609 - Mantova, 1664) Temporalis Aeternitas (Allegoria della transitorietà) Firmato Gio Benedetto e firmato 1655 in basso a sinistra Acquaforte su carta, cm 18,2X26 Provenienza: Genova, Giovanni Grasso Genova, collezione privata
Wannenes Art Auctions
Mar. 14, 2023
GIOVANNI BENEDETTO CASTIGLIONE detto IL GRECHETTO
Est: €200 - €500
(Genova, 1609 - Mantova, 1664) Baccanale davanti all'altare del dio Termine (1648 circa) Firmato G Benedetto Cast in basso a destra Acquaforte su carta, cm 23,9X19 Provenienza: Genova, Giovanni Grasso Genova, collezione privata Il soggetto, tradizionalmente interpretato come Baccanale davanti alla statua di Pan, è stato invece pubblicato dall'editore Giovan Giacomo de Rossi come Baccanale presso la statua del dio Termine. Il nome Termine era inizialmente associato a Giove, di cui 'Terminus' era uno degli epiteti. In seguito, Termine si affermò come divinità indipendente, il cui culto sarebbe stato iniziato da Tito Tazio e Numa Pompilio (VIII-VII secolo a.C.). Termine era considerato il custode dei confini delle terre dell'impero. I romani ritenevano sacre le pietre che segnavano un confine, perché abitate da questa divinità, oppure poste sotto la sua protezione. Il simulacro divino raffigurato nell'incisione è decorato con ghirlande, con cui i romani erano soliti adornare questi cippi.
Wannenes Art Auctions
Nov. 03, 2022
GIOVANNI B. CASTIGLIONE The Bodies of Saints Peter and Paul Hidden in the Catacomb.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
GIOVANNI B. CASTIGLIONE The Bodies of Saints Peter and Paul Hidden in the Catacomb. Etching, circa 1647-51. 302x205 mm; 12x8 1/8 inches, thread margins. A superb, dark, richly-inked and early impression. Castiglione (1609-1664) was among the most original graphic artists of the 17th century, exchanging prints and ideas with his contemporary Rembrandt van Rijn, among others, as well as being one of the first artists to experiment significantly with the monotype technique. The ambitious composition of The Bodies of Saints Peter and Paul Hidden in the Catacomb reflects the influence of Rembrandt's luminous compositions in which Christian tales are transformed into something metaphysical. The subject derives from the Golden Legend of Jacobus de Voraigne, which suggests that the saints' bodies were cast into a well near the clandestine catacomb vault, seen here in Castiglione's dramatic rendering. The artist often etched such erudite subjects to advertise his art and prowess as a painter-philosopher to the literati in Rome and those on the grand tour. Provenance: Johann Andreas Boerner, Nuremberg, with his name and inscription in ink verso (Lugt 270). Bartsch 14; Percy 21.
Swann Auction Galleries
Mar. 12, 2022
GIOVANNI FRANCESCO CASTIGLIONE (SCHULE/UMKREIS) RASTENDE SOLDATEN UND BAUERN VOR DEM AUFBRUCH
Est: €600 - €1,200
GIOVANNI FRANCESCO CASTIGLIONE (SCHOOL/CIRCLE ) 1641 Genua - 1716 Mantua RESTING SOLDIERS AND PEASANTS BEFORE DEPARTURE Oil on canvas. 34 x 40,5 cm (F. 45 x 52 cm). Part. slightly damaged, old restored. Frame. Provenienz: Südrheinische Privatsammlung. Provenance: South Renish Private Collection. GIOVANNI FRANCESCO CASTIGLIONE (SCHULE/UMKREIS) 1641 Genua - 1716 Mantua RASTENDE SOLDATEN UND BAUERN VOR DEM AUFBRUCH Öl auf Leinwand. 34 x 40,5 cm (R. 45 x 52 cm). Part. leicht besch., altrest. Rahmen. Provenienz: Südrheinische Privatsammlung.
Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf
Nov. 24, 2021
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Umkreis) – Abraham auf dem Weg nach Kanaan (Abraham on the road to Canaan)
Est: €8,000 - €12,000
Oil on canvas, edges relined. (17th C.). 92.2 x 74.6 cm. Indistinctly signed lower right on the stone "Bo…" (?). Framed.
Karl & Faber
Sep. 18, 2021
Richard Earlom (nach Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione) "Orpheus". 1781.
Est: €100 - €120
Richard Earlom um 1742 London – 1822 ebenda Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione 1616 Genua – 1670 Mantua Schabkunstblatt auf festem Bütten mit Wasserzeichen (nicht aufgelöst). Unterhalb der Darstellung Mi. typografisch betitelt, li. künstlerbezeichnet "Castiglione Pinxit" und re. "Rich. Earlom Sculpsit.". Darunter Mi. ein Wappen, ortsbezeichnet, maßbezeichnet, ausführlich datiert "Sep. 1. 1781" und verlagsbezeichnet. Herausgegeben von John Boydell, Cheapside London.
Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden OHG
Jun. 05, 2021
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, Allegory of the Arts The Philosopher Diogenes
Est: €55,000 - €65,000
These two paintings were attributed to Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione following an analysis by Dr Anna Orlando, who described them as “two exquisite original works - squisite opere autografe” and dated them to the artist's mature phase. Following his artistic training in his home town of Genoa, Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione travelled widely throughout Italy, visiting Rome, Naples, Mantua and Venice. An innovative and talented artist, Castiglione invented the monotype technique and was a remarkable draughtsman. He was also versatile and cultivated, often choosing complex motifs, enigmatic allegorical depictions and mythological subjects for his works. These two paintings both reflect the artist's cultural interests, which were closely connected to Neo-Stoicism. The chosen subject expresses complex allegorical connections that interact in an almost philosophical dialogue. The allegory of the arts, which can be seen as a parallel to another of Grechetto's preferred subjects, is to be regarded as a reference to demiurgic artistic activity: Reality is changed and improved through “technè”; whereas Diogenes, who sought after the noble nature of human beings and in the end found only animals, embodies the unattainability of the desired ideal. The artist expresses a complex message in the way in which the two motifs interact with one another: Although the arts strive to change nature in order to create a refined and more dignified reality, Diogenes bears witness to the mundane and brutish nature of humankind, and thus to the impossibility of creating a better reality through intellectual activity.
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
May. 06, 2021
GIOVANNI B. CASTIGLIONE Circe Changing Ulysses' Men into Beasts.
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
GIOVANNI B. CASTIGLIONE Circe Changing Ulysses' Men into Beasts. Etching, circa 1651. 220x311 mm; 8 5/8x12 1/4 inches, narrow margins. Second state (of 2), with the short diagonal scratch below the helmet lower center. Ex-collection Carl von Guerard (Lugt 1109, verso). A very good, well-inked impression with strong contrasts. Bartsch 22; Percy 23.
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 28, 2021
Attributed to Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, (1616-1670, Italian), Peasants in a lush countryside, Oil on canvas laid to canvas, 36.5"
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Attributed to Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (1616-1670, Italian) Peasants in a lush countryside Oil on canvas laid to canvas Appears unsigned 36.5" H x 50.5" W
John Moran Auctioneers
Mar. 20, 2021
Castiglione, Temporalis Aeternitas (Four Scholars Amongst Ruins), 1645
Est: $300 - $500
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Italian, 1609 - 1664) Temporalis Aeternitas (Four Scholars Amongst Ruins), 1645 etching, second state inscribed in plate: Nec sepulcra legens uereor / ne perdam memoriam titled and dated in plate on face of pedestal: TEMPORALIS / AETERNITAS / 1645 inscribed along bottom margin: Io: BeneD. Castilionus Pinxit. / Si stampano in Roma per Gio: Dom.co Rossi alla Pace all Insegna di Parigi Conlicenz a de Superiori 12 x 8 1/8 in. (30.48 x 20.64 cm.)
Santa Fe Art Auction
Jan. 28, 2021
GIOVANNI BENEDETTO CASTIGLIONE - The Raising of Lazarus
Est: £700 - £1,000
GIOVANNI BENEDETTO CASTIGLIONE The Raising of Lazarus etching, circa1650, on laid paper, with an indistinct countermark, a fine, early impression of the first state (of four), printing with intense...
Christie's
Nov. 12, 2020
GIOVANNI B. CASTIGLIONE Noah and the Animals Entering the Ark.
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
GIOVANNI B. CASTIGLIONE Noah and the Animals Entering the Ark. Etching, circa 1652. 210x403 mm; 8 1/4x16 inches, thread margins. Proprietary watermark. A very good, richly-inked impression of this large, scarce etching with strong contrasts. Bartsch 1; Percy 24.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 27, 2020
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione detto Il Grechetto FIGURE inchiostro e sanguigna su carta filigranata
Est: €600 - €1,000
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione detto Il Grechetto FIGURE inchiostro e sanguigna su carta filigranata, cm 27x18 timbro di collezione L'opera presenta lacune della carta ricomposte lungo i margini. Piccole e diffuse macchie puntiformi.
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