The Sacrifice of Noah

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

17th century

Brown, blue and ochre gouache, brown, reddish-brown, red and white oil paint on beige paper, white highlights added later (possibly in the 19th or 20th century)

Fogg Museum

A group of figures are gathered around an altar-like structure, with one figure appearing to make a sacrifice. The scene is rendered in a loose, sketch-like style with visible brushstrokes. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Charles A. Loeser