Battistello Caracciolo

Battistello Caracciolo
Onofrio Giannone, Public domain

(1578–1635) Neapolitan artist and follower of Caravaggio (1578-1635)

Battistello Caracciolo (1578–1635) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Battistello Caracciolo belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.

Battistello Caracciolo was born in Naples and died in Naples. Battistello Caracciolo worked in Naples, Rome, Florence, and Genoa.

The best-known works include ‘The Liberation of Saint Peter’ and ‘The Baptism of Christ’. The catalogue has 61 works by Battistello Caracciolo with free images. The dated works span the years 1607–1650. Works by Battistello Caracciolo are held by several collections, among them Nationalmuseum, Museo di Capodimonte, Kunsthistorisches Museum, and Palazzo Pretorio Museum.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Peter Paul Rubens, Hieronymus, II Francken, Pasquale Ottino, Ottavio Leoni, and Fede Galizia.