Giuseppe Castiglione - Couple on Park Bench

Giuseppe Castiglione (1829–1908) was an Italian artist known for

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paintings and portraits. Castiglione was born in

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. He moved to

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early in his career and is thought to have studied painting there. He started exhibiting his paintings in Paris and

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."Giuseppe Castiglione, (1829–1908)"
, Lawrence J. Cantor & Company. Retrieved 27 February 2008. He was a member of the Société des Artistes Français and was awarded honorable mention at the 1861

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exhibition. He was awarded a medal at the Salon exhibition of 1869. At the Exposition Universelle of 1900, Castiglione was awarded a bronze medal. He was decorated with the Légion d’honneur in 1893. He played

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Works

These include: *''Le Salon Carré'', 1861, 69 x 103 cm,

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, ParisThe Louvre, Paris.
Retrieved 27 February 2008.
Retrieved 27 February 2008. *''Visiting the Cardinal Uncle'', Philadelphia Exposition, 1876, medal *''The Warrants'', 1876 *''The Terrace of the Palace Royal at Naples'', Paris, 1877 *''A Duel Without Witnesses'', Paris, 1877 *''Portrait of Pandolfini of the Theater des Italians'', 1878 *''Lesson to the Paroquet'', 1878 *''A View of Haddon Hall, England, Invaded by Soldiers of Cromwell'', Paris Exposition 1878 *''The Introduction'' *''The Three Musketeers, VerzamelaarsVeiling oktober 2017'' *''On the River at Dusk''"Comma International Oil Painting Arts Inc".
Retrieved 27 February 2008.

Notes and references

External links

, Lawrence J. Cantor & Company.
"Lost in Reverie by The Bay of Naples"
The Athenaeum
The Louvre, Paris

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1829 births 1908 deaths Kingdom of the Two Sicilies people Expatriates in France 19th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 20th-century Italian painters Recipients of the Legion of Honour 19th-century Italian male artists 20th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-19thC-stub