Theseus finding his father's arms

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Il Grechetto) Italian

Publisher Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi Italian

1645 (published 1648)

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Artwork Details

Title: Theseus finding his father's arms
Artist: Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Il Grechetto) (Italian, Genoa 1609–1664 Mantua)
Publisher: Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi (Italian, Rome 1627–1691 Rome)
Date: 1645 (published 1648)
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: sheet: 11 13/16 x 7 7/8 in. (30 x 20 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917
Object Number: 17.50.17-38
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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