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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto), artist
Italian, 1610 - 1665
Portrait of a Man with Beard and Mustache, Wearing a Cap with Large Plume (Portrait of G.L. Bernini?), circa 1645 - 1650
Etching
18.7 x 13.8 cm (image)
Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Sopher Collection 1993.63.12

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Artist Biography: Born in Genoa, died in Mantua; also known as Il Grechetto. Studied with Giovanni Andrea Ferari and Sinibaldo Scorza. Went to Rome in 1632, became member of the Accademia S. Luca in 1634, and returned to Rome ca. 1647 with plates which were published by Giovanni Iacomo de Rossi. Left Rome to serve at the Gonzaga court in Mantua in 1651.~~Reference: Bartsch, Adam. Le Peintre-graveur. vol. XX. W¸rzburg: 1920~Bellini, Paolo. Italian Masters of the Seventeenth Century. The Illustrated Bartsch. vol 46. New York: 1982, Abaris Books~Bellini, Paolo. Italian Masters of the Seventeenth Century. The Illustrated Bartsch. Vol 46 (Commentary). New York: 1985, Abaris Books.~

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Bernini GL Mustache and Beard with Man a of Portrait Marcus Mrs Mr Sopher S M Provenance Europe Italy Print Etching plume large cap flat wearing Rembrandtesque bearded small mustached view face full Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione il Grechetto Italian 6318303134400039 A058244 1993.63.12 AFGA