Bernardino Castelli: A Florentine Master of Portraiture and Religious Devotion Bernardino Castelli (1646 – 1725) stands as a prominent figure in the artistic landscape of Florence and Tuscany during the Baroque period. Born in Valle d’Aosta, he embarked on an illustrious career marked by meticulous portrait commissions and profound engagement with religious iconography—a duality that cemented his reputation as one of the era's most ac…