Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
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Selected Works432

Museum Acquisitions

Art Institute of Chicago
Tobit Burying the Dead
Tobit Burying the Dead, 1650
Acquired 2025
Etching on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Discovery of the Bodies of Sts. Peter and Paul
Discovery of the Bodies of Sts. Peter and Paul, 1650
Acquired 2025
Etching on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Circe
Circe, 1650
Acquired 2025
Etching on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Old man Wearing a Fur Cap, from the Small Oriental Heads
Old man Wearing a Fur Cap, from the Small Oriental Heads, 1645
Acquired 2025
Etching on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Bearded Old Man Leanig Forward, from the Large Oriental Heads
Bearded Old Man Leanig Forward, from the Large Oriental Heads, 1645
Acquired 2025
Etching on paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Man with Plumed Cap and Scarf, from the Large Oriental Heads
Man with Plumed Cap and Scarf, from the Large Oriental Heads, 1645
Acquired 2025
Etching on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Pan Reclining before an Urn
Pan Reclining before an Urn, 1645
Acquired 2025
Etching on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Old Man Facing right, from the Small Oriental Heads
Old Man Facing right, from the Small Oriental Heads, 1645
Acquired 2025
Etching on ivory laid paper
National Gallery of Art
The Flight into Egypt
The Flight into Egypt, 1640
Acquired 2022
etching on laid paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
The Genius of Castiglione
The Genius of Castiglione, 1645
Acquired 2022
Etching and engraving on laid paper, state III/III
National Gallery of Art
The Bodies of Saints Peter and Paul Hidden in the Catacombs
The Bodies of Saints Peter and Paul Hidden in the Catacombs, 1645
Acquired 2019
etching on laid paper
National Gallery of Art
The Flight into Egypt
The Flight into Egypt, 1640
Acquired 2018
etching on laid paper
National Gallery of Art
Theseus Finding Aegeus' Arms
Theseus Finding Aegeus' Arms, 1645
Acquired 2018
etching on laid paper
National Gallery of Art
Theseus Finding Aegeus' Arms
Theseus Finding Aegeus' Arms, 1645
Acquired 2018
etching on laid paper
National Gallery of Art
Temporalis Aeternitas
Temporalis Aeternitas, 1645
Acquired 2018
etching on laid paper
National Gallery of Art
Temporalis Aeternitas [Second Version]
Temporalis Aeternitas [Second Version], 1655
Acquired 2018
etching on laid paper
National Gallery of Art
Young Shepherd on Horseback
Young Shepherd on Horseback, 1638
Acquired 2016
etching on laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Old Man Wearing a Turban Ornamented with Fur, Facing Right, from Small Studies of Heads in Oriental Headdress
Old Man Wearing a Turban Ornamented with Fur, Facing Right, from Small Studies of Heads in Oriental Headdress, 1645
Acquired 2016
Etching in black on cream wove paper
National Gallery of Art
Bearded Man in a Fur Cap, Facing Left
Bearded Man in a Fur Cap, Facing Left, 1645
Acquired 2014
etching on laid paper
National Gallery of Art
Man with a Long Beard and Headdress, Facing Right
Man with a Long Beard and Headdress, Facing Right, 1645
Acquired 2014
etching on laid paper
National Gallery of Art
Man with a Beard and a Tassled Headdress, Facing Left
Man with a Beard and a Tassled Headdress, Facing Left, 1645
Acquired 2014
etching on laid paper
National Gallery of Art
Old Man with a Long Beard and Skullcap, Leaning Forward
Old Man with a Long Beard and Skullcap, Leaning Forward, 1645
Acquired 2014
etching on laid paper
National Gallery of Art
Self-Portrait(?), Wearing a Plumed Cap ["Portrait of Bernini"]
Self-Portrait(?), Wearing a Plumed Cap ["Portrait of Bernini"], 1645
Acquired 2014
etching on laid paper
National Gallery of Art
Bearded Man with Shadowed Face, Wearing a Scarf and a Plumed Hat
Bearded Man with Shadowed Face, Wearing a Scarf and a Plumed Hat, 1645
Acquired 2014
etching on laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
The Bodies of Saints Peter and Paul Hidden in the Catacombs
The Bodies of Saints Peter and Paul Hidden in the Catacombs, 1647
Acquired 2014
Etching and drypoint in black on ivory laid paper

Previous Sales

Sotheby's
Tobit Burying the Dead
Tobit Burying the Dead
$101,600
Feb 2026
Bonhams
Young man with his head leaning against his shoulder, wearing a plumed headdress, from Small Studies of Heads in Oriental Headdresses; Young herdsman on horseback (Bartsch 46.043; 028.25)
Young man with his head leaning against his shoulder, wearing a plumed headdress, from Small Studies of Heads in Oriental Headdresses; Young herdsman on horseback (Bartsch 46.043; 028.25), 1638
$631
Jul 2024
Sotheby's
The Nativity with God the Father and Angels
The Nativity with God the Father and Angels
$99,430
Jul 2024
Lempertz
Draft for the composition "Pagan Sacrifice"
Draft for the composition "Pagan Sacrifice"
Sold
May 2024
Sotheby's
The Nurture of Cyrus
The Nurture of Cyrus
$8,000
Feb 2024
Bonhams
La famille de Darius devant Alexandre
La famille de Darius devant Alexandre
$102,942
Jun 2023
Christie's
Head of a Man wearing a feathered Cap (possibly Portrait of Bernini, possibly a Self-Portrait), from: Large Oriental Heads
Head of a Man wearing a feathered Cap (possibly Portrait of Bernini, possibly a Self-Portrait), from: Large Oriental Heads, 1645
$7,560
Jan 2023
Christie's
Circe changing Ulysses's Men into Beasts
Circe changing Ulysses's Men into Beasts, 1651
$3,780
Jan 2023
Christie's
Nativity with God the Father and Angels
Nativity with God the Father and Angels, 1647
$1,134
Jan 2023
Christie's
A Young Herdsman on Horseback
A Young Herdsman on Horseback, 1638
Sold
Jan 2023
Christie's
Rest during the falcon hunt
Rest during the falcon hunt
€149,000 ($164k USD)
Jan 2014
Christie's
Oriental Heads (Bartsch 48-52)
Oriental Heads (Bartsch 48-52)
£7,250 ($10k USD)
Dec 2013
Christie's
Small Studies of Heads in Oriental Dress: Five plates (Bartsch 35, 37, 40, 45 & 46)
Small Studies of Heads in Oriental Dress: Five plates (Bartsch 35, 37, 40, 45 & 46)
£562 ($742 USD)
Dec 2013
Christie's
The Genius of Castiglione (Bartsch 23; Percy E16; Bellini 56)
The Genius of Castiglione (Bartsch 23; Percy E16; Bellini 56)
£1,750 ($2k USD)
Dec 2012
Christie's
God Creating the Animals
God Creating the Animals
£337,250 ($445k USD)
Dec 2012
Christie's
Jacob's Journey
Jacob's Journey
€662,500 ($729k USD)
Jan 2011
Christie's
Circe (B. 22; P. 23)
Circe (B. 22; P. 23)
£2,000 ($3k USD)
Sep 2007
Christie's
The Sacrifice of Noah
The Sacrifice of Noah
$37,200
Jan 2007
Christie's
A wooded landscape with a falconer and two dogs with dead game, a huntsman beyond
A wooded landscape with a falconer and two dogs with dead game, a huntsman beyond
£30,000 ($40k USD)
Jul 2006
Christie's
Portrait of a turbanned man holding a book, with a phoenix and a pyramid in the background: possibly a self-portrait
Portrait of a turbanned man holding a book, with a phoenix and a pyramid in the background: possibly a self-portrait
$69,310
Jan 2003
Christie's
Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Saint Catherine of Alexandria
$31,070
Jan 2003
Christie's
Jacob's Journey into Egypt
Jacob's Journey into Egypt
£553,750 ($731k USD)
Dec 2000
Christie's
Circe changing Ulysses' Men into Beasts (B. 22; P. E23)
Circe changing Ulysses' Men into Beasts (B. 22; P. E23)
£3,525 ($5k USD)
Dec 2000
Christie's
Bacchanal before a Herm of Pan (B. 16; P. E8)
Bacchanal before a Herm of Pan (B. 16; P. E8)
£940 ($1k USD)
Dec 2000
Christie's
A Pagan Sacrifice
A Pagan Sacrifice
£971,750 ($1.3M USD)
Jul 2000

For Sale

Helmut H. Rumbler Kunsthandel · Artsy
Young man wearing a fur headdress with a headband, facing right
Young man wearing a fur headdress with a headband, facing right, 1645
For sale
Etching on paper
Childs Gallery · Artsy
The Nativity with God the Father and Angels
The Nativity with God the Father and Angels, 1647
US$7,500–US$10,000
Etching
Jan Johnson Old Master & Modern Prints · Artsy
The Feast of Pan
The Feast of Pan, 1648
Sold
Etching on laid paper with watermark Fleur-de-lis in double circle
Royal Collection Trust · Artsy
The Nativity with angels
The Nativity with angels, 1650
For sale
Royal Collection Trust · Artsy
Omnia Vanitas
Omnia Vanitas , 1650
For sale
Dark reddish-brown oil paint on paper
Clark Art Institute · Artsy
Crucifixion with the Virgin, Saints John and Mary Magdalene, and God the Father
Crucifixion with the Virgin, Saints John and Mary Magdalene, and God the Father, 1651
For sale
Brush and brown oil paint with touches of blue, red and white
Royal Collection Trust · Artsy
Circe
Circe, 1650
For sale
Brown and red-brown oil paint on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Artsy
Youth Playing a Pipe for a Satyr
Youth Playing a Pipe for a Satyr, 1645
For sale
Brush with colored oil paint, paper partly saturated with oil, lined
Royal Collection Trust · Artsy
Studies of heads
Studies of heads, 1635
For sale
Pen and ink, brush and ink
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Artsy
The Genius of Castiglione
The Genius of Castiglione, 1645
For sale
Etching
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Tobit Burying the Dead
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2025 · Accession 2024.561 · Etching on ivory laid paper
The Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Endowment Fund
Discovery of the Bodies of Sts. Peter and Paul
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2025 · Accession 2024.562 · Etching on ivory laid paper
The Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Endowment Fund
Circe
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2025 · Accession 2024.563 · Etching on ivory laid paper
The Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Endowment Fund
Old man Wearing a Fur Cap, from the Small Oriental Heads
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2025 · Accession 2024.564 · Etching on ivory laid paper
The Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Endowment Fund
Bearded Old Man Leanig Forward, from the Large Oriental Heads
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2025 · Accession 2024.565 · Etching on paper
The Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Endowment Fund
Man with Plumed Cap and Scarf, from the Large Oriental Heads
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2025 · Accession 2024.566 · Etching on ivory laid paper
The Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Endowment Fund
Pan Reclining before an Urn
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2025 · Accession 2024.567 · Etching on ivory laid paper
The Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Endowment Fund
Old Man Facing right, from the Small Oriental Heads
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2025 · Accession 2024.568 · Etching on ivory laid paper
The Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Endowment Fund
The Flight into Egypt
National Gallery of Art · Washington, D.C., United States · Acquired 2022 · Accession 2022.40.66 · etching on laid paper
Gift of Donald Stone
The Genius of Castiglione
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2022 · Accession 2022.305 · Etching and engraving on laid paper, state III/III
Gift of Dr. Lewis Coulson in honor of Susan Schulman
Melancholia
National Gallery of Art · Washington, D.C., United States · Acquired 2020 · Accession 2020.133.1 · etching on laid paper, laid down
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Roman Landscape with a Shepherd and Sheep
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2020 · Accession 2020.263.4 · Oil on copper
Bequest of Errol M. Rudman, 2020
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death
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione dies
Jan 1, 1665
event
birth
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione born
Jan 1, 1609