In this short article we will advise you on what to see in Naples, focusing on 5 works that you cannot miss during your visit to the wonderful Parthenope.
Naples is a city with a notable artistic and monumental heritage. Rich museums and unique collections to see at least once in a lifetime make our city a pearl of art of all time.
Among the popular neighborhoods and the large shopping streets, among churches, cloisters and cellars, you can come across works of art of immeasurable value.
Here are 5 works not to be missed during a visit to Naples
- The “Veiled Christ” is an extraordinary 18th century sculpture located in the Sansevero Chapel Museum in Naples. Created by Giuseppe Sanmartino, the sculpture represents Christ wrapped in a stone shroud, demonstrating artistic mastery and impressive realism.
- The “Flagellation of Christ” by Caravaggio, exhibited in the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte in Naples, is a masterpiece of the baroque master. The intense and dramatic painting captures the viewer, conveying the pain and suffering of the scourged Christ with incredible realism.
- The “Farnese Hercules”, a sculpture from the Roman era, resides in the Archaeological Museum of Naples. It represents the mythological hero Hercules in all his muscular splendor, exhibiting astonishing detail. This artistic masterpiece remains one of the museum’s star attractions, enchanting visitors with its majesty.
- Banksy’s “Madonna with the Gun” is a provocative and iconoclastic work that mixes the sacred and the profane. By depicting the Madonna with a weapon, it challenges religious and social conventions, asking questions about faith, violence and power in today’s society.
- Donatello’s “Sepulcher of Cardinal Brancaccio”, in the Church of Sant’Angelo a Nilo in Naples, is a Renaissance masterpiece. The sculpture depicts the cardinal in an elegant and moving composition, testifying to the master’s ability to express spirituality through art.
The article was inspired by the Facebook post of the Assessorato al Turismo – Comune di Napoli which we thank.
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