Abstract

Abstract The essay focuses on the military commander Giovanni Battista Castaldo (1493–1563), aiming to reconstruct this figure as a collector and patron. The author analyses the reasons that led Castaldo to found the monastery of Santa Maria ad Montem in Nocera de’ Pagani, where can still be found his portrait bust, here attributed to Annibale Fontana. In the monastery was exhibited the Madonna d’Alba by Raphael, here identified for the first time as the source of a work by Dirk Hendricsz, the presence of Raphael’s canvas in Nocera clarifies the pivotal role played by the painting for the artists working in the Spanish Viceregno.

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