The Sansevero Chapel
THE MYSTERY AND TRIUMPH OF THE BAROQUE
The Sansevero Chapel Museum in the historic heart of Naples is a jewel of the world’s artistic heritage. Here, baroque creativity, dynastic pride, beauty and mystery blend to create a unique and almost timeless atmosphere.
An aristocratic mausoleum, an initiatory temple and place of memory and wonder
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. A noble mausoleum, a temple of initiation, which admirably reflects the multi-faceted personality of its ingenious architect, Raimondo di Sangro, seventh Prince of Sansevero.
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- High Altar
- Monument to Alessandro di Sangro
- Modesty
- Statue of Saint Rosalia
- Sweetness of the Marital Yoke
- Portrait of Vincenzo di Sangro
- Religious Zeal
- Monumento to Giovan Francesco
di Sangro, first prince - Liberality
- Monument to Paolo di Sangro,
forth prince - Decorum
- Monument to Giovan Francesco
di Sangro, third prince - Monument to Cecco di Sangro
- Monument to Giovan Francesco
di Sangro, fifth prince - Veiled Christ
- Glory of Paradise
- Disillusion
- Statue of Saint Oderisio
- Sincerity
- Portrait of Raimondo di Sangro
- Floor labyrinth
- Self-control
- Monument to Paolo di Sangro,
sixth prince - Education
- Anatomical machines
- Madonna and Child
- Portrait of Raimondo di Sangro
- Monument to Paolo di Sangro
second prince - Divine Love