Vicente Castelló (c. 1585,

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- 1636, Valencia) was a Spanish painter in the

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style. He was a son-in-law of

Francisco Ribalta Francesc Ribalta (2 June 1565 – 12 January 1628), also known as ''Francisco Ribaltá'' or ''de Ribalta'', was a Spanish painter of the Baroque period, mostly of religious subjects. Biography He was born in Solsona, Lleida. Although his fi ...

, whose painting style was similar; as was that of his brother-in-law,

Juan Ribalta Juan Ribalta (1597 – October 1628) was a Spanish painter of the Baroque period. He was born and died in Valencia. His father, Francisco Ribalta, was a famous painter, active in the style of Caravaggio. Some sources said he was born in Madri ...

, leading to a misattribution of many of his paintings. He was virtually forgotten until these errors were corrected.

Biography

His father, Salvador, was a painter from

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who came to Valencia just before Vicente's birth. His mother, Jerónima Comes, was the daughter of Jerónimo Comes, also a painter. It is likely that his father worked, at least temporarily, for Francisco Ribalta. In 1616, he was inscribed on the list of the College of Painters. After 1620, he worked in

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, together with Juan Ribalta and Abdón Castañeda. The three also created an

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, completed in 1626, and painted two images (now lost) for the chapel of the Communion at the

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. The ''Apotheosis of San Bruno'' at the (now at the ), was originally attributed to Francisco Ribalta; although it now appears to have been done by Castelló.Benito Domenech (1987) He is also credited with completing the ''Virgin of Porta-Coeli'' at the Porta Coeli Charterhouse (now at the

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), which was begun by the elder Ribalta in 1625. Both of the Ribaltas died in 1628, and Castelló took over the family workshop. In 1630, he was back in Segorbe, where he engaged in a challenge, from

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, to create a painting on the theme ''Story of the Innocents'', entirely of their own invention; nothing copied from other sources. The loser would forfeit fifty Libras (Pounds).Kowal, David The last reference to Castelló is in 1635, from the papers of the Bishop of Segorbe, , regarding a commission for a painting of

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. Castelló's works may be distinguished by exaggerated

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s with longer figures. His brushstrokes also lacked the precision of the Ribaltas' and he used darker colors for backgrounds.Pérez Sánchez These features have helped to separate his works from theirs as well as some works formerly attributed to

Pedro de Orrente Pedro de Orrente (April 1580, Murcia – 19 January 1645, Valencia) was a Spanish painter of the early Baroque period who became one of the first artists in that part of Spain to paint in a Realism (arts), Naturalistic style. Biography His fath ...

References

Sources

* Benito Doménech, Fernando (1987), ''Los Ribalta y la pintura valenciana de su tiempo'', catálogo de la exposición, Valencia-Madrid, * ''Cinco siglos de pintura valenciana. Obras del Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia'' (1996), Museo de Bellas Artes-Fundación Central Hispano * Kowal, David M., ''Ribalta y los ribaltescos: la evolución del estilo barroco en Valencia'' (1985), Diputación Provincial de Valencia * Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., ''Pintura barroca en España 1600-1750'' (1992), Ediciones Cátedra S.A.

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