Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (1609 - 1664) — Auction
Lot 3282 Castiglione, Giovanni Benedetto
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (1609 - 1664) 
A137: Buch- und Kunstauktion 3 
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
23.03.1609 - 05.05.1664
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione or Il Grechetto was an Italian Baroque painter, draftsman and printmaker.
He is one of the prominent representatives of the Genoese school, working at various times in Genoa, Venice and Rome. Castiglione is believed to be the author of monotype, a type of graphic art and a technique of printmaking that is not engraving.
Castiglione was a versatile and prolific painter, while working in a wide variety of styles that he studied carefully. His paintings pay tribute to Rubens, Van Dyck and Bernardo Strozzi, who worked in Genoa, and his etchings pay tribute to Rembrandt. Castiglione painted expressive portraits, historical and religious works and landscapes, and excelled in rural scenes with animals.
Auktionshaus Kiefer
A137: Buch- und Kunstauktion 3
Date: 14.02.2025 10:00 UTC +01:00
Number of lots in the catalog: 1333