Italian painter, Genoese school (b. 1624, Genova, d. 1659, Genova) Painter and draughtsman, son of Bernardo Castello. He was one of the leading Ligurian painters of the 17th century, whose art developed from a continuous and passionate study of a wide range of sources. His paintings of mythological and religious subjects unite an elegant figure style with an interest in dramatic and violent compositions; his touch is spontaneous and his palette vibrant with reds and pinks, blues and yellows. His brilliant decorative frescoes introduced the splendour of the High Baroque to Genoese painters. He was well known for his rapid oil sketches, with light and lively brushwork, which anticipate aspects of the Rococo.  Related Paintings of CASTELLO, Valerio :. | Moses Striking the Rock (mk05) | The Virgin of the Compote-dish | Moses Striking the Rock dfg | The Miracle of the Roses | The Rape of the Sabine Woman |
Related Artists:
Mirza Ali
the period of 1465-1535
Ivan Berezin
Ivan Berezin (1721-1784)
Ludwig Ferdinand Schnorr von Carolsfeld
painted Three Marys at the Tomb of Christ in 1835