Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | Genoa |
| Italy | |
| Died | Mantua |
| Italy | |
| 1664 | |
| Mantua | |
| Italy | |
| Periods | Baroque |
| Known for | Painting, Printmaking, and Engraving |
| Painting and printmaking | |
| Job | Artist |
| Date of birth | March 23,1609 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Siblings | Salvatore Castiglione |
| Works | The Genius of Castiglione |
| The Creation of Adam | |
| Tobit Burying the Dead | |
| On view | Rijksmuseum |
| J. Paul Getty Museum | |
| Strada Nuova Museums | |
| Period by artworks | Baroque |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 632963 |
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione Life story
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione 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. He was known as Il Grechetto in Italy and in France as Le Benédette.
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