Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (* 1609 in Genoa, † 1664 in Mantua ), called il grechetto, was an Italian painter and Kupferätzer.

Life

The pupil Giovanni Battista Paggis, Giovanni Andrea De Ferrari and Anthony van Dyck, nor was formed in Rome, Florence, Parma and Venice and then entered the service of Duke Charles I in Mantua.

Castiglione has especially gained its reputation for its excellent representations of animals, which he understood both show off and after close observation in the respective posture, as well as in the subject corresponding view; the historical and biblical allegations usually only maintain the theme for his paintings to give away, while animals and the landscape artistic play the main role. A large part of his work in oil painting dedicated to the world of the Old Testament, specifically the story of Abraham and the patriarchs. Particular examples such as " The repatriation of Rebecca in the caravan " he took occasion to be able to bring his downright ingenious animal painting to advantage here.

He treated his narrative, often biblical representations often in similar construction manner, his characters follow conventional models; In his view color he follows, both Italian and Dutch models of animal painting. Castiglione has become very well known as an etcher, with his etchings follow the style of the already world famous Rembrandt; It has more than 70 such sheets. 1786 appeared to Venice a sequence of twelve after Castiglione's drawings of G. Zompini etched sheets, the engraver the magnificent sketches Castiglione did not understand reproduce.

The British consul in Venice, Joseph Smith had purchased the mid-18th century, a collection of over two hundred drawings, in part from the part of the collection of the Dukes of Mantua, who was auctioned in 1711 in Venice. The volumes were in the Royal Collection at Windsor Castle.

Painting selection

  • Christ Driving the Moneylenders from the Temple
  • The Fable of Diogenes
  • Isaac and Rebecca
  • The Miracle of Soriano

Selections

  • Abraham and Melchizedek, by 1645, canvas, 100 × 125 cm.Paris, Musée National du Louvre.
  • Allegory of Abundance, canvas, 198 × 287 cm.Genua ECR Marchese A. Doria.
  • Nativity, 1645, canvas, 398 × 218 cm.Genua, S. Luca.
  • Nativity, copper, 38 x 30 cm.Genua, Galleria Balbi.
  • Homecoming Jacob, canvas, 99 × 123 cm.Madrid, Museo del Prado.
  • St. Bernard and the crucifix, canvas, 305 × 222 cm.Sampierdarena ( near Genoa ), S. Maria della Cella.
  • St. Jacobus breaks the walls, canvas, 316 × 327 cm.Genua, Oratorio di S. Giacomo Maggiore Apostolo.
  • Noah lets the animals out of the ark, screen, 198 × 216 cm.Wien, Kunsthistorisches Museum.
  • Rebecca's repatriation to Jaacob to Canaan, canvas, 191 x 280 cm., Former Rothschild Collection, Priv Collection Granados, Madrid.
  • Expulsion of merchants and changers from the temple, canvas, 98 × 120 cm.Paris, Musée National du Louvre.
  • Vulcan and Juno, canvas, 198 × 294 cm.Genua ECR Marchese A. Doria.
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