Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
1630
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Noah and the Animals Entering the Ark is a 1630 ink by Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a chaotic scene of animals and people climbing into a wooden ark. The lines are scratchy and uneven, like someone drew fast with a sharp tool. Trees and bushes fill the background, but they’re just quick strokes—no real detail. The artist used a method called etching to make these marks. The paper looks old, with some spots where the ink faded. Check out the technique: etching to see how artists like this made prints.
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (baptized 23 March 1609 – 5 May 1664) was an Italian Baroque painter, printmaker and draftsman, of the Genoese school.
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