Bernardo Castello
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Bernardo Castello or Castelli (born 1557 in Albaro near Genoa; died 1629) was a portrait and historical painter.
Castello learned under Alessandro Semini and Luca Cambiaso. He was a friend of Torquato Tasso, and took upon himself the task of designing the figures of the Gerusalemme Liberata. Some of these subjects were engraved by Agostino Caracci. Besides painting a number of works in Genoa, mostly in a rapid and superficial style, Castello was employed in Rome and in the court of the duke of Savoy.
He was the father of Valerio Castello.
[edit] External links
- Paintings by Castello at ImageBase
- Paintings by Castello at A&A
[edit] References
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.