Battistello Caracciolo

Neapolitan artist and follower of Caravaggio (1578-1635) · Artists · Died at 57

Giovanni Battista Caracciolo (1578-1635) was an Italian artist and important Neapolitan follower of Caravaggio. He was a member of the murderous Cabal of Naples, with Belisario Corenzio and Jusepe de Ribera, who were rumoured to have poisoned and disappeared their competition for painting contracts.

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The Liberation of St Peter. Pio Monte della Misericordia, Naples. Regarded as Battistello's masterpiece, it vividly captures the emotion of the scene as Peter is led from prison by an angel.

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