Bernardo Castello [SEP] place of death
Bernardo Castello
Bernardo Castello (or Castelli) (1557–1629) was an Italian painter of the late-Mannerist style, active mainly in Genoa and Liguria. He is mainly known as a portrait and historical painter.
Biography.
Bernardo Castello was born in , now a quarter of Genoa. He apprenticed under Andrea Semino and Luca Cambiaso, then he travelled through Italy, meeting other painters and creating his own particular style.
During his career he painted a lot of works and was very appreciated by famous poets,
Igual de Soria (16 May 1803 – death 14 Sep 1814)
- Antonio Carrillo Mayoral (10 July 1815 – death 19 March 1826)
- Cipriano Sánchez Varela (3 July 1826 – death 13 March 1848)
- Martino Piña y Giménez (5 Sep 1851 – death 25 Nov 1851)
- José Ávila Lamas (27 Sep 1852 – 25 Sep 1857), next Bishop of Orense)
- Bernardo Conde y Corral, Norbertines (O. Praem.) (21 Dec 1857 – 16 March 1863