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Fabrizio Castello (Genoa?, Italy, 1562 - Madrid?, Spain, 1617) -- Painter.

Born in Italy, Fabrizio Castello arrived in Spain as a child around 1567 when his father (Giovanni Battista Castello) was invited to Madrid to become painter and architect to Philip II. After his father's death, Castello was in the care of his half brother Niccolò Granello, who taught him the trade. In June 1584 Castello was appointed painter to the king. He was part of a team that included his half-brother and other Italian painters, such as Luca Cambiasi (and his son, Orazio Cambiasi), and Lazzaro Tavarone. Frabrizio's own son (Felix Castello), born in Madrid, continued his trade as a painter in Spain.