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Chapel of San Severo

Chapel of San Severo

Cappella Sansevero

Italy, Naples

www.museosansevero.it

Categories: Museums Naples, architecture Naples

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Chapel of San Severo

Cappella Sansevero

Italy, Naples

Chapel of San Severo - a museum, in the past a private chapel and the tomb of the noble Sangro family - the princes of San Severo. Inside the museum-temple there are marble tombstones of princes, with sculptural allegorical images of various virtues. The pearl of the chapel is the sculpture “Christ under the Shroud”, created in 1753 by the novice sculptor Giuseppe Sanmartino, who became famous after the completion of the work. Above the altar is a marble sculpture "Descent from the Cross" with the face of Christ, made of metal. Opposite each other, near the walls of the chapel, there are sculptures “Chastity” and “Getting rid of the spell”, allegorically showing, respectively, the mother and father of Raimondo, the seventh prince of San Severo, who gave the chapel its final look. In addition to them, in the museum you can see about 20 sculptures dedicated to other members of the large princely family.

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olgaiz111

Traveled 6 years ago

Rating 10

Worth a visit

Be sure to visit if you are in Naples, you should read the history of the chapel and its exhibits before visiting. Very impressive place→

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