Giovanni Paolo Castelli Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Giovanni Paolo Castelli Art Value Price Guide

Apr. 15, 2025
GIOVANNI PAOLO CASTELLI detto SPADINO
Est: €8,000 - €12,000
(Roma, 1659 - 1730) Natura morta Olio su tela, cm 74,5X100 Provenienza: Londra, Galleria M. Koester (1967) Collezione privata Esposizioni: Londra, Galleria M. Koester, Duke Street 38, 9 ottobre ; 20 dicembre 1967 Bibliografia: Apollo settembre 1967 Archivio Zeri, n. 89164 Databile alla fine del XVII secolo o ai primissimi anni del secolo successivo, l'opera per chiare motivazioni di stile e qualità si profila quale importante aggiunta al catalogo di Giovanni Paolo Castelli detto Spadino (Roma 1659-1730). L'esuberanza decorativa barocca, la puntuale descrizione dei frutti e l'ambientazione sono indizi inequivocabili altresì mutuati degli esempi del Campidoglio e del fiammingo Abraham Brueghel, segnando l'evoluzione della natura morta capitolina del secondo seicento. Sulla sua formazione non si deve tralasciare l'apporto del tedesco Christian Berentz (documentato in Italia dal 1689), in modo particolare per l'attenzione alla regia luministica che delinea con lucentezza le forme e impreziosisce le tonalità cromatiche. Ciononostante, il segno netto e la luminosità indicano un'analogia con la tela già di Costantino Nigro datata 1703 (Bocchi 2005, fig. GPS10) e in modo particolare con quella di collezione privata resa nota dal Bocchi, per la simile felicità cromatica e 'gioiosa eccedenza', esiti che rappresentano l'apice dei risultati naturalistici della natura morta barocca (Bocchi 2005, fig. GPS 11). Bibliografia di riferimento: L. Salerno, La Natura morta italiana, 1560-1805, Roma 1984, pp. 265-269 L. Laureati, L. Trezzani, La natura morta postcaravaggesca a Roma, in La Natura morta in Italia, Roma 1989, II, pp. 728-753 L. Trezzani, Giovanni Paolo Castelli, in La Natura morta in Italia, Roma 1989, II, pp. 836-842 G. Bocchi, U. Bocchi, Naturalia. Nature morte in collezioni pubbliche e private, Viadana 1992, ad vocem G. Bocchi, U. Bocchi, Pittori di natura morta a Roma. Artisti italiani 1630-1750, Viadana 2005, pp. 591-624
Wannenes Art Auctions
Mar. 27, 2025
ATTRIBUÉ A GIOVANNI PAOLO CASTELLI DIT IL SPADINO (1659 - vers 1730)
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
ATTRIBUÉ A GIOVANNI PAOLO CASTELLI DIT IL SPADINO (1659 - vers 1730) PASTEQUE, FIGUES ET PECHES AVEC UN VASE DE FRUITS DANS UN PAYSAGE Toile Att. G. P. Castelli said Il Spadino, still life, canvas 75 x 60 CM - 29,5 x 23,6 IN
Tajan
Mar. 27, 2025
GIOVANNI PAOLO CASTELLI DIT IL SPADINO (Rome, 1659 - vers 1730)
Est: €1,500 - €2,000
GIOVANNI PAOLO CASTELLI DIT IL SPADINO (Rome, 1659 - vers 1730) NATURE MORTE AU RAISIN, PECHES ET MELON Cuivre rond Still life with grapes, peaches and melon, round copper Diam. : 22 CM - 8,7 IN
Tajan
Mar. 27, 2025
Giovanni Paolo Castelli, 1659 – 1730
Est: €18,000 - €25,000
FRÜCHTESTILLLEBEN IM PARK Öl auf Leinwand. Doubliert. 99 x 135 cm. In mit Rankenwerk verziertem Rahmen. In einer angedeuteten Parklandschaft mit Springbrunnen, Zypressen und einem auf einer Brüstung sitzendem Pfau ein weit ausgebreitetes Früchtestillleben mit geöffneter Melone, Granatäpfeln, Trauben, Pfirsichen und Amalfizitronen. (1421603) (13) Giovanni Paolo Castelli, 1659 – 1730 FRUIT STILL LIFE IN A PARK Oil on canvas. Relined. 99 x 135 cm.
Hampel Fine Art Auctions
Dec. 05, 2024
Giovanni Paolo Castelli, 1659 – 1730
Est: €20,000 - €30,000
FRÜCHTESTILLLEBEN IM PARK Öl auf Leinwand. Doubliert. 99 x 135 cm. In mit Rankenwerk verziertem Rahmen. In einer angedeuteten Parklandschaft mit Springbrunnen, Zypressen und einem auf einer Brüstung sitzendem Pfau ein weit ausgebreitetes Früchtestillleben mit geöffneter Melone, Granatäpfeln, Trauben, Pfirsichen und Amalfizitronen. (1421603) (13) Giovanni Paolo Castelli, 1659 – 1730 FRUIT STILL LIFE IN A PARK Oil on canvas. Relined. 99 x 135 cm.
Hampel Fine Art Auctions
Dec. 03, 2024
GIOVANNI PAOLO CASTELLI, LO SPADINO (ROMA 1659 - 1730)
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Giovanni Paolo Castelli, lo Spadino (Roma 1659 - 1730) Natura morta appoggiata al terreno Olio su tela 49 x 66,5 cm Nel corso del XX secolo gli studi hanno distinto tre pittori della famiglia Castelli, tutti specializzati nella natura morta: il più anziano fu Bartolomeo, detto il Vecchio, poi il fratello Giovanni Paolo, detto lo Spadino e il figlio di quest'ultimo, Bartolomeo il Giovane, anch'esso soprannominato Spadino. Le esecuzioni scure del più anziano Castelli furono superate dalla più briosa e colorata pittura di Giovanni Paolo Castelli. La sua formazione, infatti, oltre ai primi rudimenti in famiglia si aggiornò con Abraham Brueghel, prima che l'artista nordico lasciasse Roma nel 1675, poi frequentando David de Coninck e Christian Berentz. Bartolomeo il Giovane, lo Spadino, continuò sulla scia del padre realizzando nature morte intrise di colore ed raffinatezza in piena adesione allo stile imperante del rocaille, convogliando la natura morta in un esercizio di eleganza decorativa, ben lontana dai giochi chiaroscurali e dai significati simbolici che segnarono questo tema nel secolo precedente. Giovanni Paolo Castelli also called lo Spadino (Rome 1659 - 1730) Still Life Leaning on the Ground Oil on canvas 49 x 66,5 cm
Lucas Aste
Sep. 24, 2024
Giovanni Paolo Castelli Lo spadino (ambito di) (Roma, 1659 - Roma, 1730) Coppia di dipinti raffiguranti putti tra trionfi di fiori e frutti olio su tela 1) cm 60x73; con cornice cm 87x77; 2) cm 61x73,5; con cornice cm 90x78
Est: €3,500 - €5,500
Giovanni Paolo Castelli Lo spadino (ambito di) (Roma, 1659 - Roma, 1730) Coppia di dipinti raffiguranti putti tra trionfi di fiori e frutti olio su tela 1) cm 60x73; con cornice cm 87x77; 2) cm 61x73,5; con cornice cm 90x78
Gliubich Casa d'Aste
Jul. 25, 2024
"SPADINO"; GIOVANNI PAOLO CASTELLI (Rome, 1659 - 1730). "Still life with birds and fruit". Oil on canvas. Bibliography: Europ. Art, II. n.6. June 1991, pg. 57, image pg. 59.
Est: €20,000 - €24,000
"SPADINO"; GIOVANNI PAOLO CASTELLI (Rome, 1659 - 1730). "Still life with birds and fruit". Oil on canvas. Bibliography: Europ. Art, II. n.6. June 1991, pg. 57, image pg. 59. Size: 92 x 130 cm; 125 x 164 cm (frame). The combination of juicy fruits and exotic birds was repeatedly explored by Spadino, a painter in whose still lifes the most sensualist and exuberant side of the Baroque. The ripeness of the fruits has reached the highest degree of succulence (some are even beginning to open, announcing the ephemeral nature of their splendour). The flowers are also at the peak of their fragrance, ready to wither. In the background, Roman aqueducts form the perfect backdrop for the scenographic composition of nature. This carefully chosen, distinctly baroque scenography is enhanced by the careful study of light, based on a rhythmic interplay of alternating plant shadows and gleams that draw the eye to figs and grapes. The Flemish heritage can be seen in the accomplished pearly qualities of the fruit skins and the fleshy hearts of the split melons. Known as "Spadino", Giovanni Paolo Castelli was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, mainly active in Rome and specialising in still-life painting, mainly flowers and fruit. He came from a family of artists whose patron was Jan Herinans, a Flemish painter linked to the Pamphili family and specialising in floral compositions. Castelli therefore grew up in direct contact with the artistic circles of Rome at the time and began his training with his older brother, Bartolomeo Castelli (1641-1686), by then a well-known still-life painter. From 1674 he worked as an independent master and after Bartolomeo's death in 1686 he took over the family workshop. Giovanni Paolo Castelli's language also reveals the influence of the Flemish artist Abraham Brueghel, who was active in Italy. In fact, it seems that between 1671 and 1674 Castelli furthered his training in Brueghel's workshop. Castelli painted mainly rich cups and vases with flowers and fruit, with a personal style marked by a brilliant palette that emphasises the contours of the objects, rendered with meticulous detail and attention to quality. His language reveals the Flemish forms that he may have learned from his godfather Herinans, and later also from Brueghel, during the latter's stay in Rome before his final departure for Naples. His language was continued by his son, Bartolomeo Spadino (1696-1738). The origin of the nickname inherited by his son, "Spadino", is uncertain; it literally means "the man with the sword", and was already held by his father, just as he would pass it on to his son. Scholars raise the question of why he inherited the nickname and not his older brother, suggesting that the answer is the shape of his signature, which is very angular, like the blade of a knife. Other historians suggest that it may be due to the fact that the artist used a long, narrow palette, the shape of which is reminiscent of a sword. However, it is documented that Giovanni Paolo was imprisoned between 1680 and 1683 for murder, which may indicate that he earned his nickname by killing his enemy in a duel. Now considered one of the most important still-life painters of the Roman school of the late 17th and early 18th century, Giovanni Paolo Castelli is currently represented in the Pinacoteca Civica Fortunato Duranti in Montefortino, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Fesch in Ajaccio and the Pinacoteca in Rieti, among other collections.
Setdart Auction House
Jul. 25, 2024
"SPADINO"; GIOVANNI PAOLO CASTELLI (Rome, 1659 - 1730). "Still life with birds and fruit". Oil on canvas. Bibliography: Europ. Art, II. n.6. June 1991, pg. 57, image pg. 59.
Est: €20,000 - €24,000
"SPADINO"; GIOVANNI PAOLO CASTELLI (Rome, 1659 - 1730). "Still life with birds and fruit". Oil on canvas. Bibliography: Europ. Art, II. n.6. June 1991, pg. 57, image pg. 59. Size: 92 x 130 cm; 125 x 164 cm (frame). The combination of juicy fruits and exotic birds was repeatedly explored by Spadino, a painter in whose still lifes the most sensualist and exuberant side of the Baroque. The ripeness of the fruits has reached the highest degree of succulence (some are even beginning to open, announcing the ephemeral nature of their splendour). The flowers are also at the peak of their fragrance, ready to wither. The carefully chosen, distinctly baroque scenography is enhanced by the careful study of light, based on a rhythmic play of alternating plant shadows and glows that draw the eye to the porcelain bowl, the figs and the grapes, resolved with accomplished glazes. Known as "Spadino", Giovanni Paolo Castelli was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, mainly active in Rome and specialising in painting still lifes, principally flowers and fruit. He came from a family of artists whose patron was Jan Herinans, a Flemish painter linked to the Pamphili family and specialising in floral compositions. Castelli therefore grew up in direct contact with the artistic circles of Rome at the time and began his training with his older brother, Bartolomeo Castelli (1641-1686), by then a well-known still-life painter. From 1674 he worked as an independent master and after Bartolomeo's death in 1686 he took over the family workshop. Giovanni Paolo Castelli's language also reveals the influence of the Flemish artist Abraham Brueghel, who was active in Italy. In fact, it seems that between 1671 and 1674 Castelli furthered his training in Brueghel's workshop. Castelli painted mainly rich cups and vases with flowers and fruit, with a personal style marked by a brilliant palette that emphasises the contours of the objects, rendered with meticulous detail and attention to quality. His language reveals the Flemish forms that he may have learned from his godfather Herinans, and later also from Brueghel, during the latter's stay in Rome before his final departure for Naples. His language was continued by his son, Bartolomeo Spadino (1696-1738). The origin of the nickname inherited by his son, "Spadino", is uncertain; it literally means "the man with the sword", and was already held by his father, just as he would pass it on to his son. Scholars raise the question of why he inherited the nickname and not his older brother, suggesting that the answer is the shape of his signature, which is very angular, like the blade of a knife. Other historians suggest that it may be due to the fact that the artist used a long, narrow palette, the shape of which is reminiscent of a sword. However, it is documented that Giovanni Paolo was imprisoned between 1680 and 1683 for murder, which may indicate that he earned his nickname by killing his enemy in a duel. Now considered one of the most important still-life painters of the Roman school of the late 17th and early 18th century, Giovanni Paolo Castelli is currently represented in the Pinacoteca Civica Fortunato Duranti in Montefortino, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Fesch in Ajaccio and the Pinacoteca in Rieti, among other collections.
Setdart Auction House
May. 23, 2024
GIOVANNI PAOLO CASTELLI, CALLED SPADINO (ROME 1659-1730) Peaches, plums, grapes and other fr
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
GIOVANNI PAOLO CASTELLI, CALLED SPADINO (ROME 1659-1730) Peaches, plums, grapes and other fruit in a glass bowl on a rocky ledge, with a watermelon and other fruit before it oil on canvas 37 ½ x 27 ½ in. (95.3 x 69.8 cm.)
Christie's
Apr. 18, 2024
Giovanni Paolo Castelli Lo Spadino (attribuito a) Still life with melon, pomegranates, apples and grapes
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
Oil on canvas Canvas cm. 48x64. Framed Questo squisito trionfo di frutta en plein air si presenta come un esempio ideale del felice interscambio che a cavallo tra XVII e XVIII secolo si verifica tra natura morta romana e napoletana. Tale rilevante congiuntura, che segna un apice del genere nella sua declinazione più liberamente barocca, ebbe tra i suoi attori principali Giovanni Paolo Castelli detto lo Spadino, Franz Werner Tamm e Pietro Navarra sul fronte romano e Giuseppe Ruoppolo e Tommaso Realfonso su quello partenopeo, con il caposcuola Abraham Brueghel, a lungo attivo in entrambi i centri, a fare da cerniera fra le due scuole. La nostra tela si deve collocare all'interno di questo frangente: il nostro pittore volge chiaramente lo sguardo verso Michelangelo da Campidoglio e Abraham Brueghel, mostrando un felice bilanciamento tra esuberanza decorativa e controllato equilibrio strutturale. Di alto rango, come si conviene per un naturamortista virtuoso, la resa dei vari frutti sotto il profilo dell'accuratezza mimetica delle superfici e l'attenzione ai riflessi della luce sulle bucce di variegata consistenza. In questo complesso scenario sembra di poter rilevare le più strette affinità sotto il profilo stilistico con alcune opere dello Spadino, come Uva, mele, zucca e melagrane della Pinacoteca Civica di Montefortino, e con vari raggruppamenti di frutta in dipinti di grande formato come la Natura morta con pappagallo, già Madrid, Edmund Peel, o quella di analogo soggetto esitata da Finarte Milano il 4 aprile 1989, l. 225 (vedi Bocchi, GPS.14, 30 e 32, pp. 605, 620, 622). BIBLIOGRAFIA DI CONFRONTO: G. e U. Bocchi, Pittori di natura morta a Roma. Artisti italiani 1630-1750, Viadana 2005, pp. 591-624.
Bertolami Fine Art s.r.l.
Apr. 17, 2024
Giovanni Paolo Castelli (Rome 1659-Rome 1730) Still life with watermelon Oil on canvas 49x65 cm - with frame 64x80 cm
Est: €2,500 - €5,000
Giovanni Paolo Castelli (Rome 1659-Rome 1730) Still life with watermelon Oil on canvas 49x65 cm - with frame 64x80 cm
Casa d'aste ARCADIA
Feb. 24, 2024
Castelli, Giovanni Paolo gen. Spadino (1659 - 1730) School or workshop,
Est: -
Castelli, Giovanni Paolo gen. Spadino (1659 - 1730) School or workshop, "Still Life with Parrot", Oil on canvas, relined, 137.5 x 99.5 cm. Provenance: Koller Zurich (acquired there as an autograph work by Spadino), since then privately owned in southern Germany Castelli, Giovanni Paolo gen. Spadino (1659 - 1730) Schule oder Werkstatt, "Stillleben mit Papagei", Öl auf Leinwand doubliert, 137.5 x 99.5 cm. Provenienz: Koller Zürich (dort als eigenhändiges Werk Spadinos erworben), seither Privatbesitz Süddeutschland
Auktionshaus Plückbaum
Nov. 29, 2023
GIOVANNI PAOLO CASTELLI detto SPADINO
Est: €5,000 - €8,000
(Roma, 1659 - 1730) Natura morta in un paesaggio con anguria, agrumi, fichi, melograni, zucche, ciliegie e altri frutti Olio su tela, cm 93X133,5 Databile ai primi anni del Settecento, l'opera è stata riconosciuta al pittore da Alberto Cottino, che la giudica per qualità un'importante aggiunta al catalogo di Giovanni Paolo Castelli detto Spadino (Roma, 1659-1730). L'esuberanza decorativa barocca, la puntuale descrizione dei frutti e l'ambientazione sono indizi inequivocabili altresì mutuati degli esempi del Campidoglio e del fiammingo Abraham Brueghel, segnando l'evoluzione della natura morta capitolina del secondo Seicento. Sulla sua formazione non si deve tralasciare l'apporto del tedesco Christian Berentz (documentato in Italia dal 1689), in modo particolare per l'attenzione alla regia luministica che delinea con lucentezza le forme e impreziosisce le tonalità cromatiche. Ciononostante, il segno netto e la luminosità indicano un'analogia con la tela già di Costantino Nigro datata 1703 (Bocchi 2005, fig. GPS10) e in modo particolare con quella di collezione privata resa nota dal Bocchi, per la simile felicità cromatica e 'gioiosa eccedenza', esiti che rappresentano l'apice dei risultati naturalistici della natura morta barocca (Bocchi 2005, fig. GPS 11). Ringraziamo Alberto Cottino per l'attribuzione. Bibliografia di riferimento: L. Salerno, La Natura morta italiana, 1560-1805, Roma 1984, pp. 265-269 L. Laureati, L. Trezzani, La natura morta postcaravaggesca a Roma, in La Natura morta in Italia, Roma 1989, II, pp. 728-753 L. Trezzani, Giovanni Paolo Castelli, in La Natura morta in Italia, Roma 1989, II, pp. 836-842 G. Bocchi, U. Bocchi, Naturalia. Nature morte in collezioni pubbliche e private, Viadana 1992, ad vocem G. Bocchi, U. Bocchi, Pittori di natura morta a Roma. Artisti italiani 1630-1750, Viadana 2005, pp. 591-624
Wannenes Art Auctions
Nov. 20, 2023
Giovanni Paolo Castelli, called Spadino (1659–1730). Still life with fruits, flowers and rabbit.
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
The rectangular composition combines a fruit still life with a flower still life, between the two there is an apple as a strong color accent and the composition is framed by rabbits on the sides. The fruit still life consists of apples and blue and green grapes. More fruit lies in the dark on the left. The brown rabbit crouches in the shadow on the left front. The color of the fur matches the tones of the fruit. The floral still life consists of red, white and pink roses as well as blue morning glory in a glass cup. The white rabbit's fur color matches the bright flowers and the light reflections of the glass. The still lifes are placed at the edge of a pond and the apple in the middle is reflected in the blue water. The painting is characterized by sophisticated colors and composition. The extreme landscape format indicates its use as a supraporte. A brown and white rabbit also appear in a fruit still life by Giovanni Paolo Castelli in the Benedictine Abbey of St. Peter and Paul in Rajhrad in Moravia, with the brown rabbit being almost identical (Zdeněk Kazlepka, In the Garden of Armida, Italian Baroque Still Life in Bohemia and Moravia, 2007, cat. no. 44, illustration p. 72.). Oil on canvas, 48 × 108cm
Fine Antiques Prague s.r.o.
Oct. 03, 2023
"SPADINO"; GIOVANNI PAOLO CASTELLI (Rome, 1659 - 1730). "Still life with birds and fruit". Oil on canvas. Bibliography: Europ. Art, II. n.6. June 1991, pg. 57, image pg. 59.
Est: €30,000 - €35,000
"SPADINO"; GIOVANNI PAOLO CASTELLI (Rome, 1659 - 1730). "Still life with birds and fruit". Oil on canvas. Bibliography: Europ. Art, II. n.6. June 1991, pg. 57, image pg. 59. Size: 92 x 130 cm; 125 x 164 cm (frame). The combination of juicy fruits and exotic birds was repeatedly explored by Spadino, a painter in whose still lifes the most sensualist and exuberant side of the Baroque. The ripeness of the fruits has reached the highest degree of succulence (some are even beginning to open, announcing the ephemeral nature of their splendour). The flowers are also at the peak of their fragrance, ready to wither. The carefully chosen, distinctly baroque scenography is enhanced by the careful study of light, based on a rhythmic play of alternating plant shadows and glows that draw the eye to the porcelain bowl, the figs and the grapes, resolved with accomplished glazes. Known as "Spadino", Giovanni Paolo Castelli was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, mainly active in Rome and specialising in painting still lifes, principally flowers and fruit. He came from a family of artists whose patron was Jan Herinans, a Flemish painter linked to the Pamphili family and specialising in floral compositions. Castelli therefore grew up in direct contact with the artistic circles of Rome at the time and began his training with his older brother, Bartolomeo Castelli (1641-1686), by then a well-known still-life painter. From 1674 he worked as an independent master and after Bartolomeo's death in 1686 he took over the family workshop. Giovanni Paolo Castelli's language also reveals the influence of the Flemish artist Abraham Brueghel, who was active in Italy. In fact, it seems that between 1671 and 1674 Castelli furthered his training in Brueghel's workshop. Castelli painted mainly rich cups and vases with flowers and fruit, with a personal style marked by a brilliant palette that emphasises the contours of the objects, rendered with meticulous detail and attention to quality. His language reveals the Flemish forms that he may have learned from his godfather Herinans, and later also from Brueghel, during the latter's stay in Rome before his final departure for Naples. His language was continued by his son, Bartolomeo Spadino (1696-1738). The origin of the nickname inherited by his son, "Spadino", is uncertain; it literally means "the man with the sword", and was already held by his father, just as he would pass it on to his son. Scholars raise the question of why he inherited the nickname and not his older brother, suggesting that the answer is the shape of his signature, which is very angular, like the blade of a knife. Other historians suggest that it may be due to the fact that the artist used a long, narrow palette, the shape of which is reminiscent of a sword. However, it is documented that Giovanni Paolo was imprisoned between 1680 and 1683 for murder, which may indicate that he earned his nickname by killing his enemy in a duel. Now considered one of the most important still-life painters of the Roman school of the late 17th and early 18th century, Giovanni Paolo Castelli is currently represented in the Pinacoteca Civica Fortunato Duranti in Montefortino, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Fesch in Ajaccio and the Pinacoteca in Rieti, among other collections.
Setdart Auction House
Oct. 03, 2023
"SPADINO"; GIOVANNI PAOLO CASTELLI (Rome, 1659 - 1730). "Still life with birds and fruit". Oil on canvas. Bibliography: Europ. Art, II. n.6. June 1991, pg. 57, image pg. 59.
Est: €30,000 - €35,000
"SPADINO"; GIOVANNI PAOLO CASTELLI (Rome, 1659 - 1730). "Still life with birds and fruit". Oil on canvas. Bibliography: Europ. Art, II. n.6. June 1991, pg. 57, image pg. 59. Size: 92 x 130 cm; 125 x 164 cm (frame). The combination of juicy fruits and exotic birds was repeatedly explored by Spadino, a painter in whose still lifes the most sensualist and exuberant side of the Baroque. The ripeness of the fruits has reached the highest degree of succulence (some are even beginning to open, announcing the ephemeral nature of their splendour). The flowers are also at the peak of their fragrance, ready to wither. In the background, Roman aqueducts form the perfect backdrop for the scenographic composition of nature. This carefully chosen, distinctly baroque scenography is enhanced by the careful study of light, based on a rhythmic interplay of alternating plant shadows and gleams that draw the eye to figs and grapes. The Flemish heritage can be seen in the accomplished pearly qualities of the fruit skins and the fleshy hearts of the split melons. Known as "Spadino", Giovanni Paolo Castelli was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, mainly active in Rome and specialising in still-life painting, mainly flowers and fruit. He came from a family of artists whose patron was Jan Herinans, a Flemish painter linked to the Pamphili family and specialising in floral compositions. Castelli therefore grew up in direct contact with the artistic circles of Rome at the time and began his training with his older brother, Bartolomeo Castelli (1641-1686), by then a well-known still-life painter. From 1674 he worked as an independent master and after Bartolomeo's death in 1686 he took over the family workshop. Giovanni Paolo Castelli's language also reveals the influence of the Flemish artist Abraham Brueghel, who was active in Italy. In fact, it seems that between 1671 and 1674 Castelli furthered his training in Brueghel's workshop. Castelli painted mainly rich cups and vases with flowers and fruit, with a personal style marked by a brilliant palette that emphasises the contours of the objects, rendered with meticulous detail and attention to quality. His language reveals the Flemish forms that he may have learned from his godfather Herinans, and later also from Brueghel, during the latter's stay in Rome before his final departure for Naples. His language was continued by his son, Bartolomeo Spadino (1696-1738). The origin of the nickname inherited by his son, "Spadino", is uncertain; it literally means "the man with the sword", and was already held by his father, just as he would pass it on to his son. Scholars raise the question of why he inherited the nickname and not his older brother, suggesting that the answer is the shape of his signature, which is very angular, like the blade of a knife. Other historians suggest that it may be due to the fact that the artist used a long, narrow palette, the shape of which is reminiscent of a sword. However, it is documented that Giovanni Paolo was imprisoned between 1680 and 1683 for murder, which may indicate that he earned his nickname by killing his enemy in a duel. Now considered one of the most important still-life painters of the Roman school of the late 17th and early 18th century, Giovanni Paolo Castelli is currently represented in the Pinacoteca Civica Fortunato Duranti in Montefortino, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Fesch in Ajaccio and the Pinacoteca in Rieti, among other collections.
Setdart Auction House
Sep. 19, 2023
OIL PAINTING BY GIOVANNI PAOLO CASTELLI
Est: €3,000 - €3,500
GIOVANNI PAOLO CASTELLI (Roma 1659 - 1730) NATURA MORTA DI UVA, MELOGRANO, ZUCCA, MELE E LIMONI CON CESTA DI VIMINI Olio su tela, cm. 61,5 x 72,5 PROVENIENZA Famiglia romana CONDIZIONI DEL DIPINTO Rintelo recente. Alcuni punti di restauro fra la frutta. Restauri ossidati in alto CORNICE Cornice a sezione piatta con bordi a ghirlanda e nastrino arrotolato, del XVII secolo (difetti)
Casa d'Aste Babuino
May. 20, 2023
Giovanni Paolo Castelli, called Lo Spadino, Still Life with Watermelon, Citrus Fruits, Figs, Pomegranates, Pumpkins, Cherries and other Fruits and Flowers, on a Ledge before a Panoramic Landscape
Est: €8,000 - €12,000
Certificate Prof. Alberto Cottino, Turin, 25.2.2023. This beautiful and hitherto unpublished canvas depicts a rich display of fruit and hunting trophies arranged before a mountainous and wooded landscape. Both the composition and some stylistic elements, such as the reflections on the fruit, still show the influence of David de Coninck and, foremost, Abraham Brueghel. However, the bright colours, broad brushstrokes and the evocative atmosphere are already distant from Flemish naturalism and typical of the Roman Baroque still life. The painting is a characteristic example of Giovanni Paolo Castelli's mature work, and can be most securely ascribed to the first decades of the eighteenth century, as suggested by affinities to the works of Pietro Navarra. The composition strongly recalls some of the most accomplished compositions of the painter, such as the ones now kept in the Pinacoteca di Montefortino. Giovanni Paolo Castelli belonged to a family of still life painters who were leading in Rome in the second half of the seventeenth century: he himself achieved considerable fame, and many of his works were quoted in inventories of the most important Roman families. He began working for the Chigi family in 1689; and Cardinal Benedetto Pamphili owned eleven paintings by him in 1725, whilst several others were owned by the Spada and Rospigliosi. Many were also kept in Naples and Florence (for example with the Corsini), a sign of a fame that had expanded well beyond the bounds of the eternal city.
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
May. 18, 2023
GIOVANNI PAOLO CASTELLI detto SPADINO
Est: €5,000 - €8,000
(Roma, 1659 ; 1730) Natura morta Olio su tela, cm 74,5X100 Provenienza: Londra, Galleria M. Koester (1967) Collezione privata Esposizioni: Londra, Galleria M. Koester, Duke Street 38, 9 ottobre ; 20 dicembre 1967 Bibliografia: Apollo settembre 1967 Archivio Zeri, n. 89164 Databile alla fine del XVII secolo o ai primissimi anni del secolo successivo, l'opera per chiare motivazioni di stile e qualità si profila quale importante aggiunta al catalogo di Giovanni Paolo Castelli detto Spadino (Roma 1659-1730). L'esuberanza decorativa barocca, la puntuale descrizione dei frutti e l'ambientazione sono indizi inequivocabili altresì mutuati degli esempi del Campidoglio e del fiammingo Abraham Brueghel, segnando l'evoluzione della natura morta capitolina del secondo seicento. Sulla sua formazione non si deve tralasciare l'apporto del tedesco Christian Berentz (documentato in Italia dal 1689) in modo particolare per l'attenzione alla regia luministica che delinea con lucentezza le forme e impreziosisce le tonalità cromatiche. Ciononostante, il segno netto e la luminosità indicano un'analogia con la tela già di Costantino Nigro datata 1703 (Bocchi 2005, fig. GPS10) e in modo particolare con quella di collezione privata resa nota dal Bocchi, per la simile felicità cromatica e 'gioiosa eccedenza', esiti che rappresentano l'apice dei risultati naturalistici della natura morta barocca (Bocchi 2005, fig. GPS 11). Bibliografia di riferimento: L. Salerno, La Natura morta italiana, 1560-1805, Roma 1984, pp. 265-269 L. Laureati, L. Trezzani, La natura morta postcaravaggesca a Roma, in La Natura morta in Italia, Roma 1989, II, pp. 728-753 L. Trezzani, Giovanni Paolo Castelli, in La Natura morta in Italia, Roma 1989, II, pp. 836-842 G. Bocchi, U. Bocchi, Naturalia. Nature morte in collezioni pubbliche e private, Viadana 1992, ad vocem G. Bocchi, U. Bocchi, Pittori di natura morta a Roma. Artisti italiani 1630-1750, Viadana 2005, pp. 591-624
Wannenes Art Auctions
Dec. 14, 2022
Castelli Giovanni Paolo detto Lo Spadino, Natura morta con uva, mele e ciliegie
Est: €4,500 - €6,500
olio su tela, W. 65 - H. 49 Cm
Cambi Casa d'Aste
Dec. 14, 2022
Castelli Giovanni Paolo detto Lo Spadino, Nature morte di frutta
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
coppia di dipinti, olio su tela, diam cm 22
Cambi Casa d'Aste
Jul. 13, 2022
Giovanni Paolo Castelli (attr.)
Est: €2,500 - €3,500
Still life with grapes, figs and a peaches bowl oil on canvas, 48by60cm.
Bolli & Romiti s.r.l
Apr. 05, 2022
Castelli Giovanni Paolo, Natura morta con una, mele e ciliegie
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
olio su tela, W. 65 - H. 49 Cm
Cambi Casa d'Aste
Apr. 05, 2022
Castelli Giovanni Paolo nei modi di, Nature morte di frutta
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
coppia di dipinti, Diametro cm 22, olio su tela, diam cm 22
Cambi Casa d'Aste
Mar. 04, 2022
Suiveur de Giovanni- Paolo SPADINO (1659-1730) Nature morte de fleurs et de fruits
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Suiveur de Giovanni- Paolo SPADINO (1659-1730) Nature morte de fleurs et de fruits Huile sur toile 68,5 x 103,5 cm
HVMC - Hôtel des Ventes de Monte-Carlo
Feb. 22, 2022
Giovanni Paolo CASTELLI, dit lo Spadino Rome, 1659 - 1730 Pêches et raisins sur un entablement Huile sur toile
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
Giovanni Paolo CASTELLI, dit lo Spadino Rome, 1659 - 1730 Pêches et raisins sur un entablement Huile sur toile h: 32,50 w: 43,50 cm Estimation 3 000 - 4 000 €
Artcurial
Sep. 29, 2021
Still life
Est: €18,000 - €25,000
The life and production of this artist are closely linked to his native city, Rome, from which he never left. Sources report that his first apprenticeship was with his older brother Bartolomeo, who was also a painter. However, a close look at his works clearly reveals a direct knowledge of the Flemish culture of still life, Castelli’s favourite genre. It is certainly no coincidence that his neighbour was - from 1671 to 1674 - Abraham Breughel: it is to him that we owe the evidence of the artist’s dual style, both Roman and Flemish. A very personal trait is that Castelli moved away from the Flemish meticulousness of the lines and spread the colour in rapid brushstrokes. The exuberance of the composition contrasts with the decadence of some of the fruit; the redundancy of the elements is contrasted with a lack of attention to detail. He wants to illustrate richness but with simplicity.
Telearte
May. 27, 2021
GIOVANNI PAOLO SPADINO (Roma 1659 - 1730), attr. "Natura morta con frutta". Olio su tela. Cm 44x54. (restauri)
Est: €600 - €1,200
GIOVANNI PAOLO SPADINO (Roma 1659 - 1730), attr. "Natura morta con frutta". Olio su tela. Cm 44x54. (restauri)
Art International Auction House
Dec. 17, 2020
Giovanni Paolo castelli (attr.)
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Still life with fruit, a tray and an overturned carafe oil on canvas, 87by72,5cm.
Bolli & Romiti s.r.l
Jul. 14, 2020
Giovanni Paolo Castelli (1659-1730)-attributed
Est: €700 - €1,400
Giovanni Paolo Castelli (1659-1730)-attributed, pair of fruit stll lifes, oil on canvas, framed.
Deutsch Auktionen
Jun. 25, 2020
GIOVANNI PAOLO CASTELLI detto SPADINO (attr. a)
Est: €2,000 - €4,000
(Roma, 1659 - 1730) Natura morta con anguria Olio su tela, cm 49,5X64,5 Il dipinto raffigura una ricca selezione di frutti disposti su un piano: l'analisi della composizione, del disegno e della stesura pittorica suggeriscono una attribuzione a Giovanni Paolo Castelli detto lo Spadino, interprete della produzione naturamortistica a Roma tra il XVII e il XVIII secolo. La similitudine con le tele di Abraham Brueghel consente di datare l'opera al periodo giovanile dell'artista, quando l'autore fiammingo Ã¨ ancora un punto di riferimento importante per la formulazione barocca del genere. Altrettanto evidenti sono le caratteristiche desunte dalle invenzioni di Bartolomeo Castelli il Vecchio (Roma, ? ; 1686), con cui il pittore ha compiuto la propria formazione. Tipica delle opere databili a questo periodo Ã¨ la scelta dei frutti maturi, che mostrano tutta la loro morbidezza e vivacitÃ cromatica, secondo un gusto assai prossimo a quello di Franz Werner von Tamm. L'opera Ã¨ corredata di una fotocopia di una perizia di Egidio Martini come Giovanni Paolo Castelli. Bibliografia di riferimento: G. Bocchi, U. Bocchi, Pittori di Natura Morta a Roma. Artisti italiani 1630-1750, Viadana 2005, pp. 591-624, con bibliografia precedente
Wannenes Art Auctions
Jun. 09, 2020
Giovanni Paolo Castelli, called Lo Spadino
Est: €8,000 - €12,000
Please note the exact Buyer’s Premium charges which can be found in the Conditions of Sale in the Terms below. (Rome 1659–1730) Peaches, apples, plums and cherries by a pumpkin, on a stone ledge, oil on canvas, 49 x 61 cm, framed We are grateful to Andrea G. De Marchi for confirming the attribution of the present painting on the basis of a digital photograph.
Dorotheum
Feb. 24, 2020
CASTELLI GIOVANNI PAOLO
Est: €8,000 - €8,900
CASTELLI GIOVANNI PAOLO (1658-1730) 'Natura morta di angurie e frutta' olio splendida cornice in legno intagliato e dorato coeva cm. 100x80
Aste Boetto SRL
Nov. 23, 2019
Castelli, Giovanni Paolo gen. Lo Spadino (1659-1730) "Still life with grapes, melons and peaches", oil/canvas, strong craquelé, restored, Col. Rosemarie Springer/Gut Halloh
Est: -
Castelli, Giovanni Paolo gen. Lo Spadino (1659-1730) "Still life with grapes, melons and peaches", oil/canvas, strong craquelé, restored, Col. Rosemarie Springer/Gut Halloh
Kendzia
Oct. 02, 2019
Giovanni Paolo Castelli detto Spadino (Roma 1650-1740) NATURA MORTA C
Est: €8,000 - €15,000
Giovanni Paolo Castelli detto Spadino (Roma 1650-1740) NATURA MORTA CON BICCHIERI, UCCELLINI E BISCOTTI olio su tela, cm 66x50,5 STILL LIFE WITH GLASSES, BIRDS AND BISCUITS oil on canvas, cm 66x50,5 Il dipinto è corredato da parere scritto di Ferdinando Arisi che pubblichiamo integralmente: "Questa natura morta con dei biscotti, una melagrana, dei fiori, dei vetri preziosi e degli uccellini morti (olio su tela, m. 0,55x0,505) va riferita a Giovanni Paolo Spadino (Roma 1650 c.-1740) sulla scia di Christian Berentz e in stretta contiguità con Cristoforo Munari nato dalla stessa matrice e operante accanto a lui sia a Roma che a Firenze. Al Munari, infatti, si penserebbe alla prima per le luci che toccano i vetri e per la cura e per la cura con la quale sono resi i biscotti, ma il cromatismo caldo e il fervore rilevabile sulla melagrana spaccata, nei fiori e negli uccellini morti portano decisamente verso lo Spadino. Basta, per convincersene, il confronto con la natura morta, firmata a tutte lettere (già nella collezione Nigro di Genova) illustrata da Giuseppe De Logu in "Natura morta italiana" (Bergamo 1962, Tav. 57) utile anche perché permette di stabilire un confronto tra gli stessi elementi della composizione. E' un dipinto di alta qualità godibile in ogni parte grazie al perfetto stato di conservazione."
Pandolfini Casa d'Aste
Sep. 14, 2019
Giovanni Paolo Castelli (1659 - 1730) - Still Life with Fruit
Est: Kč150,000 - Kč200,000
Oil on canvas. Giovanni Paolo Castelli, called Lo Spadino, was active mainly in Rome. His favorite subject were fruit and floral still lifes. More than a dozen of his works are part of the collections of the Pinacoteca Civica Fortunato Duranti. His first painting instructor was his brother Bartolomeo, who also devoted himself primarily to painting floral still lifes. Between 1671 and 1674, he was a neighbor of Abraham Brueghel and it is possible that he also became his student. This pair of still lifes depicts a number of fruits, modelled with precise finesse, decanters and glasses with drinks. Both still lifes are set in an open landscape with woods and a scintillating bluish sky.
Arcimboldo Auctions
Apr. 09, 2019
Giovanni Paolo Castelli (1659-1730)-attributed
Est: €700 - €1,400
Giovanni Paolo Castelli (1659-1730)-attributed, pair of fruit stll lifes, oil on canvas, framed.
Deutsch Auktionen
Oct. 30, 2018
Giovanni Paolo Castelli (attr.)
Est: €5,000 - €8,000
Still life with bunches of grapes, peaches and watermelon a pair of oil on canvas, 16by29cm.
Bolli & Romiti s.r.l
Oct. 22, 2018
ROMAN SCHOOL OF THE XVII-XVIIITH CENTURY NATURA MORTA DI FRUTTA ENTRO UN PAESAGGIO | STILL LIFE WITHIN A LANDSCAPE
Est: €600 - €800
Olio su tela, cm 22,5x30,5. Entro cornice del XIX secolo. Il dipinto e ascrivibile alla scuola romana della fine del XVII secolo e risulta prossimo all operato di Giovanni Paolo Castelli (1659-1730) e di Pietro Navarra (Attivo nel 1685-1714), specialisti di nature morte con frutta estiva influenzate dalla produzione di Michelangelo Pace. | Still life of fruit within a landscape. Oil on canvas, 22.5x30.5 cm. Within the nineteenth century frame. The painting is attributable to the Roman school of the late seventeenth century and is close to the work of Giovanni Paolo Castelli (1659-1730) and Pietro Navarra (Active in 1685-1714), specialists of still lifes with summer fruit influenced by the production of Michelangelo Pace.
Casa d'aste ARCADIA
May. 30, 2018
GIOVANNI PAOLO CASTELLI detto LO SPADINO
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
(Roma, 1659 - 1730) Natura morta Olio su tela, cm 45,5X35,2 Databile alla fine del XVII e l'inizio del XVIII secolo, l'opera per chiare motivazioni di stile si assegna ad un autore di scuola romana- la qualità, la stesura e gli aspetti illustrativi permettono infatti di poter esprimere l'attribuzione a Giovanni Paolo Castelli detto Spadino (Roma, 1659 - 1730 ca.). L'esuberanza decorativa barocca, la puntuale descrizione dei frutti e l'ambientazione all'aperto sono indizi inequivocabili, altresì mutuati dagli esempi del Campidoglio e del fiammingo Abraham Brueghel, segnando l'evoluzione della natura morta capitolina del secondo seicento. Sulla sua formazione non si deve tralasciare l'apporto del tedesco Christian Berentz (documentato in Italia dal 1689) in modo particolare per l'attenzione alla regia luministica, che delinea con lucentezza le forme e impreziosisce le tonalità cromatiche. Peculiare al repertorio dell'autore è la capacità di descrivere le superfici seriche dei frutti con straordinaria abilità, ostentando tutta la loro morbidezza, seguendo sì la lezione imparata da Abrahani Brueghel, ma la sua pennellata è più ampia, e anche se priva di quella perfezione cara agli artisti nordici riflette una adesione istintiva e sensuale della bellezza naturale. Bibliografia di riferimento: L. Salerno, 'La Natura morta italiana, 1560 - 1805', Roma 1984, pp. 265 - 269 L. Laureati, L. Trezzani, 'La natura morta postcaravaggesca a Roma', in 'La Natura morta in Italia', Roma 1989, II, pp. 728 - 753 L. Trezzani, 'Giovanni Paolo Castelli', in 'La Natura morta in Italia', Roma 1989, II, pp. 836 - 842 G. Bocchi, U. Bocchi, 'Naturalia. Nature morte in collezioni pubbliche e private', Viadana 1992, ad vocem G. Bocchi, U. Bocchi, 'Pittori di natura morta a Roma. Artisti italiani 1630-1750', Viadana 2005, pp. 591 624
Wannenes Art Auctions
May. 23, 2018
Giovanni Paolo Castelli (attr.)
Est: €7,000 - €9,000
Giovanni Paolo Castelli (attr.) A fruit basket near a classical low-relief oil on canvas, 97by101cm.
Bolli & Romiti s.r.l
Dec. 01, 2017
NATURES MORTES Attribué à Giovanni Paolo CASTELLI, dit SPADINO (Rome, 16
Est: €20,000 - €25,000
NATURES MORTES Attribué à Giovanni Paolo CASTELLI, dit SPADINO (Rome, 1659-Rome, 1730) École italienne, XVIIe siècle Deux toiles formant pendant Ancienne étiquette au dos de l’un des tableaux H. 48 cm, L. 63,5 cm Restaurations Provenance Ancienne collection Manuel Godoy, Secrétaire d’état de Charles IV d’Espagne Giovanni Paolo Castelli est issu d’une famille de peintres spécialisés dans les natures mortes dont il continua la tradition. Actif à Rome, ses œuvres portent l’influence d’Abraham Brueghel (1631-1690). Son style particulier emploie une palette brillante faisant ressortir les contours des fruits représentés avec minutie. Giovanni Paolo Castelli fut considéré de son temps par la critique comme un des plus importants peintres romains du genre.
Marc Arthur Kohn Paris
May. 08, 2017
GIOVANNI PAOLO CASTELLI, DETTO SPADINO ROMA 1659-ROMA 1730 STILL LIFE WITH FRUITS | NATURA MORTA CON FRUTTI
Est: €6,000 - €9,000
Still Life with fruits, chopped pumpkin, oli on canvas, glued on masonite, attributited to the artist by Professor Ferdinando Bologna on February 20, 1973 71x92 cm Natura Morta con frutti, zucca spaccata e sfondo di paese olio su tela incollata su masonite, attribuzione del Prof. Ferdinando Bologna in data 20 febbraio 1973, cm 71x92
Casa d'aste ARCADIA
Feb. 14, 2017
Attribué à Giovanni Paolo Castelli, dit lo Spadino Rome, 1659 - 1730 Composition aux melons, poires, figues et raisins Huile sur toi...
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
Attribué à Giovanni Paolo Castelli, dit lo Spadino Rome, 1659 - 1730 Composition aux melons, poires, figues et raisins Huile sur toile h: 66 w: 50 cm Provenance : Acquis par les actuels prorpiétaires chez Burlet, antiquaire à Reims, vers 1980 ; Collection particulière, Reims
Artcurial
Nov. 29, 2016
Giovanni Paolo Castelli, detto lo Spadino (Roma 1659 - 1730)
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
Uva bianca, zucca, prugne e altri frutti en plein air olio su tela, cm 48,5 x 63,5
Finarte Roma
Nov. 19, 2016
Giovanni Paolo Castelli, called Lo Spadino, Fruit Still Life with a Parrot
Est: €10,000 - €12,000
We would like to thank Prof. Alberto Cottino in Bologna for attributing this work to Giovanni Paolo Castelli, called Lo Spadino, from a photograph.
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
May. 11, 2016
Attribué à Giovanni Paolo CASTELLI, dit SPADINO (Rome, 1659 Rome, 1730) NATURES MORTES
Est: €25,000 - €35,000
École italienne, XVIIe siècle Deux toiles formant pendant Ancienne étiquette au dos de lun des tableaux
Marc Arthur Kohn Paris