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Noah Entering the Ark

1609–64
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Noah Entering the Ark
  • Artist: Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Il Grechetto) (Italian, Genoa 1609–1664 Mantua)
  • Date: 1609–64
  • Medium: Brush with red and brown oil paint; small passage in the center with gray-blue oil paint
  • Dimensions: 15-7/8 x 21-3/4 in. (40.3 x 55.3 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1962
  • Object Number: 62.121.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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