La Melancholia

Accession Number
1994/2.12

Title
La Melancholia

Artist(s)
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Object Creation Date
circa 1647

Medium & Support
etching on thin, slightly textured, beige laid paper, trimmed to platemark

Dimensions
8 9/16 x 4 1/2 in. (21.6 x 11.4 cm);19 5/16 x 14 5/16 in. (49.05 x 36.35 cm)

Credit Line
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art

Label copy
Notation on mat from dealer: "Early states of Castiglione etchings are very rare" and "small restoration in the LL corner"
UMMA's other impression of this print is the second state.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Collection Area
Western

Rights
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Keywords
cats
globe
music
palettes (painting equipment)
skulls (skeleton components)

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