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This Spanish painter belonged to a family of local painters, including his father, Julián Maldonado, with whom he must have studied. He was married to María de la Cruz but there is no record of offspr [+]
No other 17th-century European painter combined artistic talent, social and economic success and a high cultural level like Rubens. Though primarily a painter, he also made numerous designs for prints [+]
The sources on Lilio's early life are sparse and sometimes contradictory. As a youth he was already active in Rome, since he is recorded in 1583 as beginning work on the four Evangelists beneath the c [+]
Castello was taught by Andrea Semino (c. 1526-1594) and subsequently by Luca Cambiaso (1527-1585); when the latter artist moved to Madrid in 1583, Castello emerged as one of Genoa’s leading painters. [+]