Was it too much Cadmium? - The Cabal of Naples

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A random art related discovery I stumbled on when surfing Wikipedia yesterday (Jan 23rd) found under the “Did you know” entries.

“Did you know...that in the early 1600s, the Cabal of Naples led Neapolitan painters to harass, expel, or poison non-native painters so that commissions would be won by local artists?”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabal_of_Naples


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wZbNXAaL2s


The Good
Domenichino - a Bolognese outsider invited to paint the dome of Cappella del Tesoro
Look over your shoulder and be wary of the local Neapolitan cuisine!

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...ofStJerome.jpg

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...ousOilLamp.jpg



The Bad
Jusepe de Ribera
Ring leader of the notorious Naples cabal.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jusepe_de_Ribera

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a..._de_Ribera.jpg

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...de_Ribera2.jpg


The Ugly
Battistello Caracciolo (just what you’d expect from a follower of Caravaggio) and Belisario Corenzio
Jusepe’s henchmen.

Battistello Caracciolo :
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...attistello.jpg



Belisario Corenzio:
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...theClouds1.jpg

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...rytoOldMan.jpg