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Explore the exhibition 'Castiglione: Lost Genius' at The Queen's Gallery, Edinburgh opening November 2014.
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GIOVANNI BENEDETTO CASTIGLIONE (1609-64)

The Crossing of the Red Sea

c. 1635-40

RCIN 904027

Moses stoops with his rod to close the waters of the Red Sea over the pursuing Egyptian army, watched by a crowd of astonished Israelites. By reinforcing the forms with dark contours, Castiglione probably intended the composition to read almost as a relief, in the manner of ancient sarcophagi. But the modelling is barely functional, and the poses and expressions are stilted and repetitive – Castiglione was trying too hard to be someone else. Cat. 13

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