About the Artwork
Circe Changing Ulysses' Men into Beasts
17th century
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
1616 - 1670
Italian
Unknown
Etching printed in black ink on laid paper
Sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 8 1/2 × 12 1/8 inches (21.6 × 30.8 cm)
Prints
Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Founders Society Purchase, John S. Newberry Fund
F77.27
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Inscribed in plate, lower right corner: G. BENEDS. CASTILIONVS. | GENVERSIS. IN. Pin. In pencil, verso: [several numeric notations]
Watermark obscured by lower center of sheet
Provenance
1977-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
For more information on provenance and its important function in the museum, please visit:
Provenance pageExhibition History
Please note: This section is empty
The exhibition history of a number of objects in our collection only begins after their acquisition by the museum, and may reflect an incomplete record.
We welcome your feedback for correction and/or improvement.
Suggest FeedbackPublished References
Percy, A. Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione: Master Draughtsman of the Italian Baroque. Philadelphia, 1971, no. E23.
Kindly share your feedback or any additional information, as this record is still a work in progress and may need further refinement.
Suggest FeedbackCatalogue Raisoneé
Please note: This section is empty
Credit Line for Reproduction
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, Circe Changing Ulysses' Men into Beasts, 17th century, etching printed in black ink on laid paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, John S. Newberry Fund, F77.27.
Feedback
We regularly update our object record as new research and findings emerge, and we welcome your feedback for correction or improvement.
Suggest Feedback