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Online tickets. With its masterpieces such as the famous Veiled Christ, renowned world over for the remarkable tissue-like quality of the marble, feats of virtuosity such as Disillusion, and enigmatic creations such as the Anatomical Machines, the Sansevero Chapel is one of the most impressive monuments that the human mind has ever conceived.
The Cappella Sansevero (also known as the Cappella Sansevero de' Sangri or Pietatella) is a chapel located on Via Francesco de Sanctis 19, just northwest of the church of San Domenico Maggiore, in the historic center of Naples, Italy. The chapel is more properly named the Chapel of Santa Maria della Pietà.
Fotografia della Cappella dall'alto. La Cappella Sansevero è un concentrato di opere scultoree e pittoriche, e la prima che si nota appena entrati nell'edificio è l'affresco che ne orna il soffitto, noto come Gloria del Paradiso o il Paradiso dei Sangro, opera del poco conosciuto pittore Francesco Maria Russo che, come riportato nell'affresco ...
Tra capolavori come il celebre Cristo velato, la cui immagine ha fatto il giro del mondo per la prodigiosa “tessitura” del velo marmoreo, meraviglie del virtuosismo come il Disinganno ed enigmatiche presenze come le Macchine anatomiche, la Cappella Sansevero rappresenta uno dei più singolari monumenti che l’ingegno umano abbia mai concepito.
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May 19, 2024 · Visit Cappella Sansevero in Naples (Italy), a beautiful Neapolitan Baroque family chapel ☑️ Museum in honor of the Princes of San Severo ☑️ The Veiled Christ.
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Jun 23, 2016 · The chapel doesn’t look like anything special from the outside, but when you enter, you find yourself in a world of dramatic marble statues, baroque grandeur, and alchemical symbolism. Visitors are drawn not by religious motives, but by a love of art, and perhaps a bit of morbid curiosity.
Naples, Italy, Europe. Top choice in Naples. It's in this Masonic-inspired baroque chapel that you'll find Giuseppe Sanmartino's incredible sculpture, Cristo velato (Veiled Christ), its marble veil so realistic that it's tempting to try to lift it and view Christ underneath. It's one of several artistic wonders that include Francesco Queirolo's ...
