The Sansevero Chapel
Baroque creativity, beauty, and mystery in the historic heart of Naples
The veiled Christ One of the greatest sculptures of all time
One of the world's most impressive artworks, created with breathtaking skill.
The Sansevero Chapel A noble mausoleum, a temple of initiation
An artistic gem among the world’s artistic heritage, where time seems to stand still.
News
& Events
Extraordinary closure from 27 September to 5 October 2021
Opening of the exhibition ‘An immense scandal’ – from 24 June
New Museum opening hours from 10th June 2021
Republic day museum opening, 2nd of June 2021
Abel Ferrara reads poetry by Gabriele Tinti in front of the Veiled Christ – Facebook premiere
The Sansevero Chapel Museum reopens on 6 May 2021
Publication of a video tribute to Prince Raimondo di Sangro
Discover the sculptures
in the Sansevero Chapel
- Modesty Discover
- Disillusion Discover
- The Sweetness of the Marital Yoke Discover
- Sincerity Discover
- Religious Zeal Discover
- Self-control Discover
- Liberality Discover
- Education Discover
- Decorum Discover
- Divine Love Discover
- Monument to Cecco di Sangro Discover
- The Princes of Sansevero Discover
- Saint Rosalia and Saint Oderisio Discover
Raimondo di Sangro A many-faceted genius with an insatiable curiosity
Inventor, man of letters, patron of the arts, and lover of free thinking and the sciences, the seventh Prince of Sansevero was an original and eclectic personality.
The Anatomical Machines THE ENIGMA HOUSED IN THE UNDERGROUND CHAMBER
The Sansevero Chapel’s famous ‘skeletons’, with a realistic reproduction of the human arteriovenous system.