The Immaculate Conception with Saints Francis of Assisi and Anthony of Padua, 1649¡V50, Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Il Grechetto), Italian, (Genoa), 1609-1664, 144 5/8 x 87 in. (367.35 x 220.98 cm) (canvas)144 x 105 3/4 in. (365.76 x 268.61 cm) (outer frame), Oil on canvas, Italy, 17th century, Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione¡¦s difficult and violent personality often overshadowed his artistic ability and professional success. He reportedly threw his sister off a rooftop, sent his brother to jail, and nearly murdered his nephew in a fistfight. Yet he produced grand, inspiring religious paintings.