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
- The monument to Alessandro di Sangro
- Modesty
- Saint Rosalia
- The sweetness of marital yoke
- Portrait of Vincenzo di Sangro
- Religious zeal
- Monument to Giovan Francesco
di Sangro, first Prince of Sansevero - Liberality
- Monument to Paolo di Sangro,
fourth prince - Decorum
- Monument to Giovan Francesco
di Sangro, third prince - Monument to Cecco di Sangro
- Monument to Giovan Francesco
di Sangro, fifth prince - The veiled Christ
- Glory of Heaven
- Disillusion
- Saint Oderisio
- Sincerity
- The tomb of Raimondo di Sangro
- The labyrinth floor
- Self-control
- Monument to Paolo di Sangro,
sixth prince - Education
- The anatomical machines
- Madonna and child
- Portrait of Raimondo di Sangro
- Monument to Paolo di Sangro,
second prince - Divine Love