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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

The Nativity with God the Father and Angels

after 1647
Etching on ivory laid paper
29.5 × 20.7 cm (11.6 × 8.1 in)

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

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).

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