Giambattista Castello
Giambattista Castello , also Bergamasco (* 1509 in Gandino , † 1569 in Spain ) was an Italian builder during the Renaissance .
Life
Castello began his career as a painter in Genoa , where he was friends with Luca Cambiaso . Castello later turned to architecture . In the classic-simple style of the High Renaissance, Castello planned several palaces and churches as well as the completion of the Gothic monastery of St. Matteo in Pisa (1554).
In 1567 he went to Spain at the invitation of King Philip II of Spain . There he worked as a building planner and painter, for example at the Alcázar of Madrid , which was replaced by the Royal Palace in Madrid after a fire in 1724 . He also planned the Palacio del Marqués de Santa Cruz (Viso) in Viso del Marqués halfway between Madrid and Seville and the El Escorial monastery north of Madrid. He died as the official builder for the royal palaces before he could do anything else in this role.
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| SURNAME | Castello, Giambattista |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bergamasco |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian builder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1509 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gandino |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1569 |
| Place of death | Spain |