“Eternal Art” in the Basilica of San Giovanni Maggiore. From June 14th to 26th, ten artists on display nthe historic heart of Naples
In the enchanting setting of the basilica of St. John the Greater, in the old center of Naples, on Monday 14 June at 11 a.m. the mini collective “L'arte eterna” will be inaugurated, with the works of ten artists: Domenico Sepe, Francesco Cretella, Raffaele Canoro, Michelangelo Della Morte, Gianni Strino, Marcello Di Pierro, Antonio Gesualdi, Vittorio Valiante, Gianluigi Infante and Ferdinando Sorgente. The exhibition was entirely curated by the artistic director Ferdinando Sorrentino on behalf of the cultural association “Non me ne vado” and will bring classical painting on stage in the evocative atmosphere of the monumental church.
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In conjunction with the event, it will be possible to visit the basilica, including the Cappellone del Crocifisso 1689, the Cappellone di S. Lucia, the Cappella di San Raffaele, the sixteenth-century fresco of “The Madonna enthroned with Saint Peter and a donor”, the Ravaschieri Chapel, the Baptism of Christ, the Busts of the Four Holy Bishops, the underlying Crypt of the Congregation of the LXVI Priests, the decorated ceiling of the oratory of the Congregation 1694. However, it will be necessary to book directly by writing privately to the page “Curatore Sorrentino Ferdinando”, while the visit for the exhibition “L'arte eterna” will be available every day, except Sunday, from 9.00 to 13.00 until June 26. Every Friday, it will be possible to take a guided tour of the entire structure, visiting spaces usually closed to the public (such as the Crypt and the Byzantine altar), while on the day of the inauguration it will be possible to visit the entire basilica.
Closed for decades due to restoration work and archaeological investigations, the Basilica of San Giovanni Maggiore, a precious testimony to the main historical-artistic periods of the city, was recently reopened to the public thanks to the Archbishop's Curia of Naples, the Superintendency of Fine Arts and Landscape for the Municipality and Province of Naples, and the Foundation of Engineers of Naples.
Article published on 7 June 2021 - 11:31
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