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La Melancholia

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Artwork Details

La Melancholia
circa 1647
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
etching on thin, slightly textured, beige laid paper, trimmed to platemark
8 7/16 x 4 3/8 in. (21.43 x 11.11 cm);19 ¼ x 14 ¼ in. (48.89 x 36.2 cm)
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
1994/2.12

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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.

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