Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (1609 - 1664)

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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

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.

Date and place of birt:23 march 1609, Genova, Italy
Date and place of death:5 may 1664, Mantua, Italy
Period of activity: XVII century
Specialization:Artist, Draftsman, Engraver, Painter
Art school / group:Genoese School
Genre:Genre art, History painting, Portrait, Religious genre
Art style:Baroque
Technique:Monotypе
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