Description: (Italian Baroque Painter Who is Credited with Inventing the Printmaking Technique of Monotyping)
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione was an Italian Baroque painter, draftsman, and printmaker. He is best remembered for his etchings. An important printmaker, Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione is credited with inventing the printmaking technique of monotyping. Today, his paintings and other artworks can be found in Venice, Rome, Florence, and Naples.