id: 111038
accession number: 1929.535
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Tobit Burying the Dead, 1640s. Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Italian, 1609–1664). Oil and dark red pigment with oil and brown pigment; framing lines in gold paint over oil and dark red pigment; sheet: 27.7 x 41.4 cm (10 7/8 x 16 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund 1929.535
title: Tobit Burying the Dead
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creation date: 1640s
creation date earliest: 1640
creation date latest: 1649
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creditline: Dudley P. Allen Fund
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culture: Italy, 17th century
technique: oil and dark red pigment with oil and brown pigment; framing lines in gold paint over oil and dark red pigment
department: Drawings
collection: DR - Italian
type: Drawing
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CREATORS
* Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Italian, 1609–1664) - artist
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measurements: Sheet: 27.7 x 41.4 cm (10 7/8 x 16 5/16 in.)
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support materials:
description: beige(1) laid paper
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inscriptions:
inscription: SECONDARY SUPPORT (now removed), lower right, in black ink: 765 ; lower right, in graphite: A 5077; VERSO OF SECONDARY SUPPORT (now removed), in graphite: Benedetto Castiglione / A 5077 [sideways] ; in graphite: [o?] [sideways]
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Drawings in the Classic and Romantic Tradition before 1830
opening date: 1932-12-07T05:00:00
Drawings in the Classic and Romantic Tradition before 1830. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 7, 1932-January 8, 1933).
title: Drawings from the Museum Collection
opening date: 1937-05-28T04:00:00
Drawings from the Museum Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 28-December 9, 1937).
title: Old Master Drawings from the Museum Collection
opening date: 1939-01-04T05:00:00
Old Master Drawings from the Museum Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 4-March 26, 1939).
title: Drawings by Old Italian Masters
opening date: 1940-06-05T04:00:00
Drawings by Old Italian Masters. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 5, 1940-February 25, 1941).
title: Drawings from the Museum Collection
opening date: 1941-03-04T05:00:00
Drawings from the Museum Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 4-April 27, 1941).
title: Drawings from the Museum Collection
opening date: 1942-06-17T04:00:00
Drawings from the Museum Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 17-August 24, 1942).
title: Drawings
opening date: 1963-01-11T05:00:00
Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 11-September 10, 1963).
title: Old Master Drawings
opening date: 1964-03-10T05:00:00
Old Master Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 10-31, 1964).
title: Drawings: France, Italy, Netherlands
opening date: 1965-01-01T05:00:00
Drawings: France, Italy, Netherlands. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 1-March 24, 1965).
title: Drawings of Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
opening date: 1971-09-17T04:00:00
Drawings of Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA (organizer) (September 17-November 28, 1971).
title: Stefano Della Bella; Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione; Jacques Bellange; Jacques Callot
opening date: 1980-05-07T04:00:00
Stefano Della Bella; Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione; Jacques Bellange; Jacques Callot. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (May 7-July 13, 1980).
title: Baroque Imagery
opening date: 1984-11-06T05:00:00
Baroque Imagery. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 6, 1984-January 6, 1985).
title: Italian Drawings from the Permanent Collection
opening date: 1986-12-16T05:00:00
Italian Drawings from the Permanent Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 16, 1986-March 1, 1987).
title: Concept, Dogma and Feeling: Italian Drawings 1550-1650
opening date: 1991-08-27T04:00:00
Concept, Dogma and Feeling: Italian Drawings 1550-1650. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 27-October 20, 1991).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'CMA, Concept, Dogma, and Feeling: Italian Drawings 1550-1650 (Aug. 27-Oct. 20, 1991).', 'opening_date': '1991-08-27T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'CMA, Italian Drawings from the Permanent Collection (Dec. 15, 1986-Mar. 1, 1987).', 'opening_date': '1986-12-15T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'CMA, Stefano della Bella; Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione; Jacques Bellange; Jacques Callot (May 7-July 13, 1980).', 'opening_date': '1980-05-07T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Philadelphia Museum of Art, Drawings of Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Sep. 17-Nov. 28, 1971).', 'opening_date': '1971-09-17T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (Dec. 1, 1970-Jan. 31, 1971; Mar. 16, 1971- (Gallery F remained open)).', 'opening_date': '1970-12-01T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'CMA, Drawings: France, Italy, Netherlands (Jan. 14-Mar. 24, 1965).', 'opening_date': '1965-01-14T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'CMA, Old Master Drawings (Mar. 10-30, 1964).', 'opening_date': '1930-03-10T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (Jan. 11-Apr. 1, 1963).', 'opening_date': '1963-01-11T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'CMA, "End of Continuous Exhibition of CMA Old Master Drawings in Director\'s Corridor in Old Bldg." (closed Mar. 13, 1957).', 'opening_date': '1957-03-13T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (rearranged: Jan. 21, 1953).', 'opening_date': '1953-01-21T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (June 30-Dec. 8, 1950; rehung Jan. 8, 1951, "with small changes").', 'opening_date': '1950-06-30T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (May. 14, 1946- ).', 'opening_date': '1946-01-01T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (July 27, 1944- ).', 'opening_date': '1944-07-27T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (June 29, 1943-July 27, 1944).', 'opening_date': '1943-06-29T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (June 17-Oct. 4, 1942).', 'opening_date': '1942-06-17T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (Nov. 24, 1941-May 31, 1942).', 'opening_date': '1941-11-24T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (Mar. 4-Apr., 1941).', 'opening_date': '1941-04-01T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'CMA, Drawings by Old Italian Masters from the Collection (June 5, 1940-Feb. 25, 1941).', 'opening_date': '1940-06-05T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (Jan. 4-Mar. 26, 1939).', 'opening_date': '1939-01-04T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'CMA, Drawings from the Collection of Sir Robert Witt, London, Supplemented by Drawings from the Collection (Oct. 1-30, 1938).', 'opening_date': '1930-10-01T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'CMA, Drawings by Old and Modern Masters from the Collection (June 21-Sep. 30, 1938).', 'opening_date': '1938-06-21T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'CMA, "40 Drawings from the Museum Collection" (May 28-Nov. 7, 1937).', 'opening_date': '1937-05-28T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (May 21-Dec. 13, 1936).', 'opening_date': '1936-05-21T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'CMA, Exhibition of Drawings from the Museum Collection Supplemented by Loans from Local Collections (July 10-Sep. 15, 1935).', 'opening_date': '1935-07-10T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'CMA, Exhibition of Lace, Drawings, and Furniture (July 11-Sep. 3. 1934).', 'opening_date': '2011-07-01T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings of the Period Shown with the Louise Tifft Brown Lace Bequest" (Dec. 12, 1933-Jan. 1, 1934).', 'opening_date': '1933-12-12T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings in the Classic and Romantic Tradition before 1830," cma Bulletin 19 (1932), p. 166 (exh. dates: Dec. 7, 1932-Jan. 11, 1933).', 'opening_date': '1932-12-07T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (Feb. 24-Mar. 17, 1932).', 'opening_date': '1932-02-24T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
Comte Moriz von Fries (Lugt 2903, blind stamped, lower left)
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Marquis de Lagoy (Lugt 1710, stamped, lower right, in black ink)
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