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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (baptized 23 March 1609 [2] – 5 May 1664) was an Italian Baroque painter, printmaker and draftsman, of the Genoese school. He is best known now for his etchings , and as the inventor of the printmaking technique of monotyping .
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (baptized March 23, 1609, Genoa [Italy]—died May 5, 1664, Mantua, Papal States) was an Italian painter and one of the most important technical innovators in the history of printmaking.
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A prolific and multifaceted artist, Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione was both a talented painter and a remarkably innovative draftsman. After training in his native Genoa, Castiglione traveled widely throughout the Italian peninsula, working in Genoa, Rome, Naples, Mantua, and Venice.
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione. (bapt. Genoa, 23 Mar. 1609; d Mantua, 5 May 1664). Italian painter, printmaker, and draughtsman, active in his native Genoa and also in Rome, Naples, and Mantua (where he ended his career working at the Gonzaga court).
Oct 5, 2015 · Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione was a painter and draftsman who revolutionized the art world. Yet many have never heard of him. In fact, the Denver Art Museum exhibition refers to him as a “lost genius.” How could such an influential artist become lost?
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"Castiglione: Two Recently Discovered Paintings and New Thoughts on His Development." Burlington Magazine 122 (1980): 293–298. Il genio di Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione: Il Grechetto .
