Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione. Pan Reclining before a Large Vase. 1645–1647. Italy. Etching on paper The Baroque Italian etcher and innovator par excellence, Castiglione employed his signature flourish in this oblong view of revelers regaining their strength after a bacchanal. The god Pan lies entangled with empty wine vessels; lightly stroking his panpipes as if to play, he gazes at an enormous ancient funerary vessel on a raised plinth.

---

Size: 3000px × 1608px
Photo credit: © WBC ART / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: