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Gain access to this incredible resource through either a monthly or a yearly subscription and search the entire collection from your desktop, compare multiple images side by side and zoom into the minute details of the images. Visit www.davidrumsey.com/amica for more information on the collection, click on the link below the revolving thumbnail to the right, or email us at amica@luna-img.com . Creator Name: Castiglione, Giovanni Benedetto Creator Nationality: European; Southern European; Italian Creator Role: Artist Creator Dates/Places: Italian, 1609-1664 Creator Name-CRT: Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, called il Grechetto Creator Name: Merwede, Matthys van de Creator Nationality: European; Dutch Creator Role: Dedicatee Creator Dates/Places: Dutch, ca. 1625 - after 1677 Creator Name-CRT: dedicated to Matthys van de Merwede, Lord of Clootwyck Creator Name: Rossi, Giovanni Jacopo (Giovanni Iacomo de Rubeis) Creator Role: Publisher Creator Dates/Places: Italian, 1638 - before 1692 Creator Name-CRT: Published by Giovanni Iacomo Rossi Title: The Genius of Castiglione View: Full View Creation Start Date: 1645 Creation End Date: 1647 Creation Date: ca. 1645-47, published 1648 Object Type: Prints Materials and Techniques: etching Dimensions: 14 x 9 5/8 in. (35.5 x 24.5 cm) AMICA Contributor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Owner Location: New York, New York, USA ID Number: 17.50.17-36 Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917 Rights: http://www.metmuseum.org/ Context: Castiglione made some sixty etchings, characterized by the lively handling and highly personal content present throughout his work. He was influenced by Anthony van Dyck, in whose studio he worked in Genoa, and later by the etchings of Rembrandt, just a few years his senior, working in Amsterdam. Castiglione etched this autobiographical image in Genoa and brought the plate to Rome in 1647; it was published in 1648. The seated young man holding a trumpet and a book represents Fame, also alluded to by the putto holding a trumpet and pointing to a laurel wreath. The rabbit and the basket with birds symbolize fruitfulness. The palette and brushes and the music on the ground refer to the arts, although their place on the ground and the crumpled state of the sheet of music suggest a pessimistic hint at the futlility of human accomplishment. Further, although the base supporting a bust is sculpted with laurel, it is overgrown with grass. 'The Genius of Castiglione' was dedicated to Matthys van de Merwede, Lord of Clootwyck, a Dutch nobleman and patron of the arts who lived in Italy from 1647 to 1650. AMICA ID: MMA_.17.50.17-36 AMICA Library Year: 2000 Media Metadata Rights: Copyright The Metropolitan Museum of Art AMICA PUBLIC RIGHTS: a) Access to the materials is granted for personal and non-commercial use. b) A full educational license for non-commercial use is available from Cartography Associates at www.davidrumsey.com/amica/institution_subscribe.html c) Licensed users may continue their examination of additional materials provided by Cartography Associates, and d) commercial rights are available from the rights holder. Home
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