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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Giovanni Battista Castello |
 | | He is commonly called Il Bergamasco, to distinguish him from Giovanni Battista Castello, a Genoese, who was a miniature-painter. |
 | | When young, he was entrusted to the care of Qurelio Busso of Crema, a pupil of Polidoro da Caravaggio, by whom he was taught the first principles of art. |
 | | The paintings of Castello show correct design, with excellent colouring, more nearly allied, however, to the Venetian than to the Roman school. |
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