Baptism of Christ (Caracciolo) explained

Baptism of Christ is a 1610-1615 oil on canvas painting by Battistello Caracciolo, now in the Girolamini, Naples.[1] [2]

History

The first written reference to the work is by Carlo Celano,[3] who mentions it as already being in the Girolamini,[4] It had very probably arrived there as part of Domenico Lercaro's art collection, bequeathed to the Oratorians in 1623.

References

  1. R. Causa, I seguaci del Caravaggio a Napoli, collana "I Maestri del Colore", Fratelli Fabbri, Milano, 1966
  2. Web site: Catalogue entry.
  3. Carlo Celano, Delle Notitie del bello, dell'antico, e del curioso della Città di Napoli, Napoli, 1692
  4. AA. VV., Caravaggio Napoli, Milano, Electa, 2019, page 202

Bibliography (in Italian)

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