4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2023.

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Moses Striking the Rock

Artist Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Grechetto) (Italian, 1610-1664)

CultureItalian

DateAfter 1650

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsOverall: 39 x 47 1/4 in. (99.1 x 120 cm)
Overall, Frame: 49 x 57 in. (124.5 x 144.8 cm)

InscribedSigned lower left: "IO.BENEDITVS/CASTILIONV./IANVE"

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.629

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 204

Label TextGiovanni Benedetto Castiglione, called Grechetto Italian, 1609–1664 Moses Striking the Rock, after 1650 Oil on canvas Moses was one of Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione’s favorite figures from the Bible, and the artist depicted him several times. This painting captures an episode from Exodus (17:1-6), after Moses has led the Israelites from bondage in Egypt. Desperate for water as they wander through the wilderness, the Israelites appealed to Moses, who followed God’s command to strike a rock, miraculously releasing a shimmering spring. Castiglione, a celebrated caricaturist, showcases the Israelites’ varied expressions as they react in shock, awe, and thanksgiving. Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.629 ProvenanceAnonymous private collection, London, England; David Koetser, New York, 1954; Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. to the Chrysler Museum, 1971. Exhibition History"Paintings from the Collection of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.," Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon, March 2 - April 15, 1956; Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, April 27 - May 27, 1956; California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, California, June 12 - July 11, 1956; Los Angeles County Museum, Los Angeles, California, July 26 - August 26, 1956; Minneapolis Art Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 8 - October 7, 1956; City Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri, October 19 - November 18, 1956; William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art, Kansas City, Missouri, November 30, 1956 - January 2, 1957; Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit, Michigan, January 18 - February 17, 1957; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, March 8 - April 14, 1957. (Exhib. cat. no.38). "Chrysler Art Museum of Provincetown Inaugural Exhibition," Provincetown, MA, 1958. (Exhib.cat. no. 8). "Genoese Masters, Cambiaso to Magnasco 1550-1750," Dayton Art Institute, October 19 - December 2, 1962; John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, January 3 - February 17, 1963; Wadsworth Atheneum, March 19 - May 5, 1963. (Exhib. cat. no. 23). "A Loan Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings. Genoese Painters Cambiaso to Magnasco, 1550-1750," Finch College Museum of Art, New York, NY, October 15, 1964 - February 1, 1965. (Exhib. cat. no. 47). "Italian Renaissance and Baroque Paintings from the Collection of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.," Norfolk Museum of Arts & Sciences, Norfolk, VA, December 2, 1967 - May 15, 1968. (Exhib. cat. no. 30). "Hot Dry Men, Cold Wet Women: The Theory of Humors in Western European Art, 1575-1700," Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, September 13 - November 2, 1997; Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas, November 20, 1997 - February 6, 1998; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, FL, February 27 - April 24, 1998. Published ReferencesBertina S. Manning. _Paintings from the Collection of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr..: An Exhibition Organized by the Portland Art Museum, Oregon_. Portland: Portland Art Association. 1956. No. 38. Bertina S. Manning. _Chrysler Museum of Provincetown Inaugural Exhibition_. Provincetown, Massachusetts: Chrysler Art Museum of Provincetown. 07/1958. No. 8 Robert L. Manning. _Italian Renaissance and Baroque Paintings from the Collection fo Walter P. Chrysler, Jr._. Norfolk: Norfolk Museum of Arts and Science. 1967. No. 30. Jefferson C. Harrison. _The Chrysler Museum Handbook of the European and American Collections: Selected Paintings, Sculpture, and Drawings_. The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, 1991, p. 33, #25. Zirka Z. Filipczak. _Hot Dry Men, Cold Wet Women: The Theory of Humors in Western European Art 1575-1700_. New York: The American Federation of Arts, 1997,170, color ill. p. 171.