id: 140362 accession number: 1964.31 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.31 updated: 2025-02-09 03:00:20.437000 Bacchanal Before a Herm, early 1660s. Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Italian, 1609–1664). Oil and red-brown pigment; sheet: 41.2 x 55.7 cm (16 1/4 x 21 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden Fund 1964.31 title: Bacchanal Before a Herm title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: early 1660s creation date earliest: 1660 creation date latest: 1665 current location: creditline: Delia E. Holden Fund copyright: --- culture: Italy, 17th century technique: oil and red-brown pigment department: Drawings collection: DR - Italian type: Drawing find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Italian, 1609–1664) - artist --- measurements: Sheet: 41.2 x 55.7 cm (16 1/4 x 21 15/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: description: cream(3) laid paper watermarks: inscriptions: inscription: upper right, in brown ink: 20 ; upper center, in brown ink: 16 ; VERSO, lower left, in brown ink: 70 [sideways] translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS 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: Year in Review (1964) opening date: 1964-12-08T05:00:00 Year in Review (1964). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 8, 1964-January 31, 1965). title: Prints and Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art Collection opening date: 1965-05-06T04:00:00 Prints and Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 6-September 9, 1965). title: Old Master Prints and Drawings opening date: 1966-07-29T04:00:00 Old Master Prints and Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 29, 1966-February 28, 1967). title: Italian Prints and Drawings opening date: 1968-01-30T05:00:00 Italian Prints and Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 30-March 26, 1968). 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: Man and Nature: A View of the Seventeenth Century opening date: 1980-08-17T04:00:00 Man and Nature: A View of the Seventeenth Century. Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Canada (organizer) (August 17-September 28, 1980). title: Brush Drawings opening date: 1981-03-03T05:00:00 Brush Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 3-May 10, 1981). title: National Schools of Style opening date: 1983-06-14T04:00:00 National Schools of Style. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 14-September 18, 1983). 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). --- 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, Baroque Imagery (Nov. 6. 1984-Jan. 6, 1985), no. 26, illus. p. 55.', 'opening_date': '1985-01-06T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA, National Schools of Style (June 14-Sept. 18, 1983).', 'opening_date': '1983-06-14T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA, Brush Drawings (Mar. 3-May 10, 1981).', 'opening_date': '1981-03-03T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'Art Gallery of Hamilton (Ont.), Man and Nature: A View of the Seventeenth Century (Aug. 14-Sep. 28, 1980), no. 6, illus. p. 61.', 'opening_date': '1980-08-14T00:00:00'} * {'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), no. 110.', '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, Italian Prints and Drawings (Jan. 30-Mar. 26, 1968).', 'opening_date': '1968-01-30T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA, Old Master Prints and Drawings (July 29, 1966-Apr. 1, 1967).', 'opening_date': '1966-07-29T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA, Prints and Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art Collection (May 6-Sep. 9, 1965).', 'opening_date': '1965-05-06T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA, "Year in Review for 1964" (Dec. 8, 1964-Feb. 17, 1965), cma Bulletin 51 (1964), p. 264 no. 103, illus. p. 246.', 'opening_date': '1964-12-08T00:00:00'} * {'description': 'CMA, Old Master Drawings (Mar. 10-30, 1964).', 'opening_date': '1930-03-10T00:00:00'} --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. page number: Reproduced: p. 115 url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n139 The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. page number: Reproduced: p. 115 url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n139 The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. page number: Reproduced: p. 139 url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n159 --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1964.31/1964.31_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1964.31/1964.31_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1964.31/1964.31_full.tif