CASTELLI, Bernardino
(b. 1750 Treviso, d. 1810 Venezia)
Italian painter, born in Pieve di Arsié, near Treviso. He was noted as a painter of religious scenes and portraits and for his use of beautiful colours.
Portrait of the Nobleman Francesco Falier
The painting portrays the nobleman Francesco Falier dressed as procuratore da Mar. It is signed by the Venetian portraitist Bernardino Castelli and probably painted in 1786, the year Falier was elected to the high office of which he displays the insignia.