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Considered the pioneer of Dutch seascape painting, he received his training in Delft, where his mother’s family lived. According to Van Mander, his stepfather, a ceramic painter like Vroom’s father, wanted him to follow the same career path. Consequently, Hendrick Cornelisz fled and embarked to Spain. From there, he went to Italy, where he worked for various ecclesiastical patrons in Florence and
The only known information on this painter is that, in 1611, he belonged to the Guild of Saint Muller (the brotherhood of painters of Utrecht), of which he was a member in 1627–1628. He painted still lifes, portraits and religious scenes, although the latter are only known through prints (Posada Kubissa, T.: Pintura holandesa en el Museo Nacional del Prado. Catálogo razonado, 2009, p. 260).
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. Around this time he painted the Stoning of St. Stephen (Palermo, S. Giorgio dei Genovesi), which was copied from Giulio Romano (c. 1499-1546). But Cambiaso’s influence had been so intrinsic to his dev