Lot 13: Giovanni Battista Castello, called Il Genovese (Genoa 1547-1637/9)

Giovanni Battista Castello, called Il Genovese (Genoa 1547-1637/9) Christ Crowned with Thorns signed indistinctly 'GIO ***' (lower right, on the base of the pier) oil on copper 8 5/8 x 6 5/8 in. (21.9 x 16.8 cm.)

G. Göthe, Tafvelsamlingen pa Wanas, Stockholm, 1895, no. 45, as 'Unknown painter of an academic direction, 17th century'. Catalogue, abbreviated translation of "Tafvelsamlingen pa Wanas" (the collection of paintings at Wanas) by Georg Göthe, 1895, [S.I.], 1956, no. 45, as 'Unknown painter, 17th century'. I. Hasselgren, Konstsamlaren Gustaf Adolf Sparre 1746-1794, Goeteborg, 1974, no. G45, illustrated p. 181, as 'Unknown master'.

Count Gustaf Adolf Axelsson Sparre (1746-1794), Wanas Castel, Skane, Sweden.