Christ Washes the Disciples' Feet is a 1622 oil on canvas painting by Battistello Caracciolo for the church of the Certosa di San Martino in Naples, where it still hangs. [1] It is held to be one of the artist's masterpieces. [1]
Christ Washes the Disciples' Feet is a 1622 oil on canvas painting by Battistello Caracciolo for the church of the Certosa di San Martino in Naples, where it still hangs. [1] It is held to be one of the artist's masterpieces. [1]
Commissioned in April 1622 according to the allocation contract (which survives in Naples' state archives), it was hung on the left wall of the choir of the church that September [2] and later joined on the same wall by Ribera's The Last Supper . [3] It marked Caracciolo's triumphant return to Naples after a long absence, probably involving a visit to Rome, work in Genoa and a stay in Florence.
Belisario Corenzio was a Greek-Italian painter, active in Venice and Naples. He is one of few Greek painters that did not belong to the Cretan Renaissance like his contemporaries of the time. He escaped the maniera greca completely. He adopted the Venetian style. Other similar Greek painters were Marco Basaiti, Ioannis Permeniates, Antonio Vassilacchi and El Greco. He was sometimes referred to as Il Greco. His teacher was prominent Venetian painter Tintoretto. In 1590, at age 32 Corenzio settled in Naples. Corenzio was influenced by Cavalier d'Arpino. He continued to flourish in the region. His apprentices included: Luigi Rodriguez, Andrea di Leone, Onofrio De Lione and Massimo Stanzione. Corenzio painted many frescos that survived today. Some of his works are in the Church of San Severino and Certosa di San Martino. His style resembles Caravaggio. An Italian legend in Naples exists involving Corenzio, Spanish painter Jusepe de Ribera, and Battistello Caracciolo. They were referred to as the Cabal of Naples. The three painters were rumored to have poisoned their competition for painting contracts. The rumors lack documented evidence. The three painters were very popular in Naples. Corenzio frescoed the Crypt that holds the remains of Matthew the Apostle at Salerno Cathedral and it depicts scenes from the Gospel of Matthew. Corenzio was one of the most celebrated fresco painters in Naples during his time. His drawings can be found all over the world namely at the Metropolitan Museum, Museo di Capodimonte and Louvre. More recently, his life and work was studied by the Greek art historian Panayotis K. Ioannou in a comprehensive monograph.
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