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Description: | Signed: yes Description: Castiglione trained in Genoa but this painting is likely to be an early work of the 1630s painted in Rome where he worked from 1634. Castiglione tackled a wide range of subjects and was also a prolific draughtsman and engraver. He was much attracted to Flemish animal genre and here, the actual subject is relegated to the background while the foreground is crowded with a procession of shepherds and their animals. The rich, vibrant colouring also indicates his admiration for Poussin whose work he would have seen in Rome. This work has also been attributed to Andrea de Leone. Leone was very much influenced by Castiglione, and their work is often so close in manner as to be indistinguishable. The consensus is now that this is the work of Castiglione. | Subjects: | religion (Angel appearing to the Shepherds) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Castiglione, Francesco (Italian painter, died 1716) Æ Attributed to Attributed to Castiglione, Giovanni Benedetto (Italian painter, draftsman, and printmaker, 1609-1664) Previously attributed to Leone, Andrea de (Italian painter, 1595-1675) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=9168... | Go to resource |
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