Valerio Castello

Italian · 1624–1659 · Painter, Printmaker

Valerio Castello born in Genoa, was an Italian painter of the Baroque period and one of the pre-eminent Ligurian painters of his time. His art drew inspiration from a wide… (Wikipedia)

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Valerio Castello born in Genoa, was an Italian painter of the Baroque period and one of the pre-eminent Ligurian painters of his time. His art drew inspiration from a wide range of sources. He painted on canvas and also in fresco.

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Born 1624, GenoaDied 1659, GenoaOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q1134972 ↗ULAN 500005313 ↗Museum works 14

Also known as Castello, P. Val Castelli, Peintre Gênois Valerio Castelli, Val Castelli, Val. Castille, Valena de Castellai, Valeno Castilli, Valerio and 4 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Valerio Castello, Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple — **Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple**1624–59 · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Harry G. Sperling, 1971 — Open Acc…

Valerio Castello, Judith Decapitating Holofernes — **Judith Decapitating Holofernes**1624–59 · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1908 — Open Access (CC0)

Valerio Castello, Design for a Frontispiece with the Art of Painting and Drawing — **Design for a Frontispiece with the Art of Painting and Drawing**c. 1650 - c. 1657
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Valerio Castello, Moses Striking the Rock — **Moses Striking the Rock**1700
Department of Paintings of the Louvre ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Department of Paintings of the Louvre

Valerio Castello, The Adoration of the Shepherds — **The Adoration of the Shepherds**1655
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Valerio Castello, The Miracle of Roses (The Miracle of St Cita) — **The Miracle of Roses (The Miracle of St Cita)**1651
Hermitage Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Hermitage Museum

Valerio Castello, Rebecca at the Well — **Rebecca at the Well**1644
Hermitage Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Hermitage Museum

Valerio Castello, The Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist — **The Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist**1650
National Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery

Valerio Castello, Massacre of the Innocents — **Massacre of the Innocents**1652
Kunsthistorisches Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Kunsthistorisches Museum

Valerio Castello, The Sacrifice of Noah — **The Sacrifice of Noah**1650
Gustaf Adolf Sparre ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Gustaf Adolf Sparre

Valerio Castello, The Massacre of the Innocents — **The Massacre of the Innocents**1650
National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Museum of Art, Architecture …

Valerio Castello, Holy Family with the Infant Saint John — **Holy Family with the Infant Saint John**n.d. · Pen and brown ink, with brush and pale brown wash, over red chalk and brush and red chalk wash, on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Marie Louise Pritchard — public domain (CC0)

Valerio Castello, Study — **Study**n.d. · Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, with red chalk, on buff laid paper, false margins added, red chalk sketch of figures on verso
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

Profile Bust of Womann.d. · Red and black chalk, heightened with traces of white chalk, on brown laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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