Christ Washes the Disciples' Feet (Caracciolo)

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.