When young, he apprenticed with Aurelio Buso of Crema, a pupil of Polidoro da Caravaggio. He was sponsored in Genoa by Tobia Pallavicino and sent to Rome for some years. He returned to decorate the palazzo Pallavicino and the church of San Marcellino. He painted of the Martyrdom of St. Sebastian in the monastery of San Sebastiano. Along with Luca Cambiaso, was commissioned by the Duke Grimaldi to decorate the ceiling of the choir of the Nunziata di Portoria in Genoa, with a fresco of Christ as judge of the world. He worked on various projects with his friend Cambiaso, including in a chapel for the Duomo di San Lorenzo.
He decorated rooms of the Villa Lanzi, Gorlago, near Bergamo, with scenes from the Iliad.
In 1567 he was invited to Madrid to become painter and architect to Philip II. He also executed some works in the Escorial, and died holding the office of architect of the royal palaces,[2] including the Pardo Palace. As architect, he is supposed to have remodeled the church of San Matteo in Genoa and to have designed the imperial palace at Campetto. In 1568, he did the first sketch for the decoration of the Real, the biggest galley of its time.[3] He died at Madrid in 1569 or 1579.
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Bryan, Michael (1886). Robert Edmund Graves (ed.). Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical. Vol. I: A-K. London: George Bell and Sons. p. 249.
^Édouard, Sylvène. "Argo, la galera real de Don Juan de Austria en Lepanto" [Argo, Don John of Austria's Royal Galley at Lepanto] (PDF). RS (in European Spanish). Translated by Real Rodríguez, Cecilia. Patrimonio Nacional: 7. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Castello, Giovanni Battista". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 472.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Giovanni Battista Castello". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
giovanni, battista, castello, 1500, 1509, 1569, 1579, italian, historical, painter, vault, with, vocation, saint, matthew, born, gandino, near, bergamo, ordinarily, termed, bergamasco, distinguish, from, other, painter, miniatures, with, identical, name, from,. Giovanni Battista Castello 1500 or 1509 1569 or 1579 was an Italian historical painter Vault with the Vocation of Saint Matthew Born in Gandino near Bergamo he is ordinarily termed Il Bergamasco to distinguish him from the other painter of miniatures with the identical name from school of Genoa His best known works are the paintings on the vault of the Basilica della Santissima Annunziata del Vastato 1 He was an architect and sculptor as well as painter 2 When young he apprenticed with Aurelio Buso of Crema a pupil of Polidoro da Caravaggio He was sponsored in Genoa by Tobia Pallavicino and sent to Rome for some years He returned to decorate the palazzo Pallavicino and the church of San Marcellino He painted of the Martyrdom of St Sebastian in the monastery of San Sebastiano Along with Luca Cambiaso was commissioned by the Duke Grimaldi to decorate the ceiling of the choir of the Nunziata di Portoria in Genoa with a fresco of Christ as judge of the world He worked on various projects with his friend Cambiaso including in a chapel for the Duomo di San Lorenzo He decorated rooms of the Villa Lanzi Gorlago near Bergamo with scenes from the Iliad In 1567 he was invited to Madrid to become painter and architect to Philip II He also executed some works in the Escorial and died holding the office of architect of the royal palaces 2 including the Pardo Palace As architect he is supposed to have remodeled the church of San Matteo in Genoa and to have designed the imperial palace at Campetto In 1568 he did the first sketch for the decoration of the Real the biggest galley of its time 3 He died at Madrid in 1569 or 1579 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Giovanni Battista Castello Bryan Michael 1886 Robert Edmund Graves ed Dictionary of Painters and Engravers Biographical and Critical Vol I A K London George Bell and Sons p 249 Giovanni Battista Castello Catholic Encyclopedia article a b Chisholm 1911 Edouard Sylvene Argo la galera real de Don Juan de Austria en Lepanto Argo Don John of Austria s Royal Galley at Lepanto PDF RS in European Spanish Translated by Real Rodriguez Cecilia Patrimonio Nacional 7 Retrieved 15 February 2022 nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Castello Giovanni Battista Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 5 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 472 nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Herbermann Charles ed 1913 Giovanni Battista Castello Catholic Encyclopedia New York Robert Appleton Company External links editGiovanni Battista Castello at Diccionario biografico espanol Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Giovanni Battista Castello amp oldid 1200642798, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
