The Virgin and Child of the Nativity
The Virgin and Child of the Nativity
The Virgin and Child of the Nativity
The Virgin and Child of the Nativity
The Virgin and Child of the Nativity
The Virgin and Child of the Nativity
The Virgin and Child of the Nativity
The Virgin and Child of the Nativity

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The Virgin and Child of the Nativity

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1609–1664; born Genoa, Italy; died Mantua, Italy
formerly attributed to Salvator Rosa, 1615–1673; born Naples, Italy; died Rome, Italy
x1948-789

Information

Title
The Virgin and Child of the Nativity
Maker
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
Medium
Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash
Dimensions
25.1 x 18.6 cm. (9 7/8 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Dan Fellows Platt, Class of 1895
Object Number
x1948-789
Inscription
lower left: 6, in pencil
Culture
Italian
Type
drawings
Subject
children (people by age group), mothers, columns (architectural elements), figures (representations), Christ, Mary

formerly attributed to Salvator Rosa, 1615–1673; born Naples, Italy; died Rome, Italy

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