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Napoli: Cappella dei Bianchi e Figlio Velato di Jago

Napoli: Cappella dei Bianchi e Figlio Velato di Jago

The "Cappella dei Bianchi", is a real treasure with works by artists such as Giordano, Fracanzano, and Vaccaro, while along the side walls, 12 canvases tell stories of Saint Anthony. The vault is embellished with four large canvases: The Eternal Father, The Virgin and Child with Saints, The Immaculate Conception, and St. Francis. The work is carved in a single block of marble and depicts a child covered by a veil, which tells of the death of all the innocents of our time. Jago's work, forcing us to confront one of the images that often leave us indifferent. In addition, the ticket allows you to visit the Catacombs of San Gennaro and San Gaudioso at a special reduced rate.

Sant’Aspreno ai Crociferi: Church & Jago Museum Guided Tour

Sant’Aspreno ai Crociferi: Church & Jago Museum Guided Tour

The Church of Sant'Aspreno ai Crociferi was built in 1633 and dedicated to Sant'Aspreno, the first bishop of Naples. The religious complex, damaged by the rainwater flowing along the valley of Sanità, was rebuilt in 1760 by the architects Bartolomeo and Luca Vecchione, collaborators of the famous Luigi Vanvitelli. The church, after about forty years of closure and abandonment, has reopened to the public with the realization of an exhibition of contemporary art by the sculptor Jago. The interior of the building is a Latin cross, with a single nave and two side chapels on each side, and houses some of the most famous works of the sculptor Jago. A place that through art, culture, and its many wonders contributes to the process of cultural and urban regeneration that has affected the Rione Sanità for years. The façade has many stucco decorations and is preceded by a staircase in lava stone, built so that the church was raised concerning the height of the road, to protect it from the Virgin Lava, rainwater that invaded the streets of stones and mud. In 2021 the church became the workshop of the famous artist Jago, a place that saw the realization of the Pietà, a life-size sculpture that represents a contemporary reworking of a moment of recollection and pain. The work, together with the "Aiace and Cassandra" today enriches the collection of the Jago Museum present inside the complex. In 2023 the Church of Sant'Aspreno ai Crociferi, after years of neglect, gives the Rione Sanità with its reopening a new exhibition space dedicated to contemporary art. The complex, located a few steps from the ancient city center of Naples, is the starting point for the discovery of a neighborhood that through its historical and artistic heritage is returning to the Light. With the ticket is included the entrance to the nearby Basilica of San Severo outside the walls that house, in the extraordinary Chapel of the Whites, the work "Figlio Velato". In addition, the ticket allows you to visit the Catacombs of San Gennaro and San Gaudioso at a special reduced rate.

Rione Sanità: Lux in Fundo - 2,5 hour Guided Tour

Rione Sanità: Lux in Fundo - 2,5 hour Guided Tour

An engaging experience that shows through new places and new stories how art can be a tool capable of generating change and innovation. A blue church repainted with twenty shades of blue, a baroque chapel and a block of marble that takes shape giving life to the dreams of the sculptor Iago, are just some of the wonders you will visit by taking part in the tour. The stages: 1. Church of Sant'Aspreno ai Crociferi - Jago Museum 2. Borgo dei Vergini 3. Palazzo dello Spagnuolo 4. Church of Santa Maria Maddalena ai Cristallini 5. Basilica of San Severo Fuori le Mura 6. Veiled Son of Iago - White Chapel 7. Piazza Sanità - “Luce” murals

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