The Dispute between Athena and Arachne
Primary
Giovanni Battista Castello, called Bergamasco
(Gandino, Italy, 1525–Madrid, Spain, 1569)
NationalityItalian, Europe
Datecirca 1560-62
MediumPen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash (slightly faded) on cream antique laid paper, laid down
DimensionsSheet: 8 3/4 × 12 15/16 in. (22.3 × 32.9 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, The Suida-Manning Collection, 2017.909
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Rights Statement
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number2017.909
On View
Not on viewThis drawing was long attributed to Cambiaso. With its elegant proportions, smooth hand, and trademark description like the billowing draperies, it is characteristic of Bergamasco, his regular collaborator for most of the 1560s.
Exhibitions
Bernardo Castello
1620s
