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Nativity  1620

by Bernardo Castello

Gallery label: [br]Bernardo Castello was the leading painter in Genoa after the departure of Luca Cambiaso for Rome in 1583. Like Cambiaso, he worked in an eclectic, Counter-Mannerist style, painting religious narratives exemplified by their clarity and legibility. In this work, the story of the annunciation to the shepherds is rendered in captivating detail and spectacula...
Size: 
47-3/4 x 38-1/2 in
Medium: 
Oil on canvas
Credit: 
Public Domain, Courtesy of the Indianapolis Museum of Art