Battistello Caracciolo

Battistello Caracciolo

1635

Neapolitan artist and follower of Caravaggio (1578-1635)

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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