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Giovanni Battista Castello AUCTION RECORDS
1547 Genoa - 1637. Known for: Miniatures and tempera illuminations.
Giovanni Battista Castello was a pupil of Luca Cambiaso (1527-1585), the most famous Genoese painter of the sixteenth century, but he established himself as a miniaturist, enjoying international... Read full biography
Giovanni Battista Castello was a pupil of Luca Cambiaso (1527-1585), the most famous Genoese painter of the sixteenth century, but he established himself as a miniaturist, enjoying international success thanks to his refined tempera painted sheets. In 1584 he was hired by Emperor Philip II to... Read full biography
Giovanni Battista Castello was a pupil of Luca Cambiaso (1527-1585), the most famous Genoese painter of the sixteenth century, but he established himself as a miniaturist, enjoying international success thanks to his refined tempera painted sheets. In 1584 he was hired by Emperor Philip II to create the royal choirs of the Escorial and Margaret of Austria, queen consort of Philip III, commissioned him in 1599 to make a copy of the famous icon kept in the church of San Bartolomeo degli Armeni.... Read full biography
Giovanni Battista Castello was a pupil of Luca Cambiaso (1527-1585), the most famous Genoese painter of the sixteenth century, but he established himself as a miniaturist, enjoying international success thanks to his refined tempera painted sheets. In 1584 he was hired by Emperor Philip II to create the royal choirs of the Escorial and Margaret of Austria, queen consort of Philip III, commissioned him in 1599 to make a copy of the famous icon kept in the church of San Bartolomeo degli Armeni. Documented again in Genoa from 1590, the Castle reached the height of its activity and fame, creating small but elegant religious subjects that Soprani praised for their 'wonderful colorfulness'. Returning to the work in question, it is shown as a... Read full biography
Giovanni Battista Castello was a pupil of Luca Cambiaso (1527-1585), the most famous Genoese painter of the sixteenth century, but he established himself as a miniaturist, enjoying international success thanks to his refined tempera painted sheets. In 1584 he was hired by Emperor Philip II to create the royal choirs of the Escorial and Margaret of Austria, queen consort of Philip III, commissioned him in 1599 to make a copy of the famous icon kept in the church of San Bartolomeo degli Armeni. Documented again in Genoa from 1590, the Castle reached the height of its activity and fame, creating small but elegant religious subjects that Soprani praised for their 'wonderful colorfulness'. Returning to the work in question, it is shown as a splendid example of his early production and can be dated to around 1580. We notice this archaism in the way in which the figures are outl... Read full biography
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeA PORTABLE ALTARPIECE, WITH THE VIRGIN AND CHILD ENTHRONED, FLANKED BY TWO ANGELS, POPE PIUS V AND VARIOUS SAINTS IN ADORATION; THE CENTRAL IMAGE SURROUNDED BY TWENTY THREE SMALLER SCENES
Giovanni Battista Castello Auction: 01/25/2012Lot: 49Subscribe or get free alerts
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