Patti Smith visits the Pio Monte della Misericordia.May beauty and mercy always be assured!”.
Patti Smith, in Naples for her national tour that started yesterday from the Teatro Grande in Pompeii, after visiting the Cappella Sansevero, yesterday morning went to the Pio Monte della Misericordia to admire Caravaggio's masterpiece "The Seven Works of Mercy". On this occasion she met the Superintendent of the Institution Fabrizia Paternò.
“I express my gratitude and admiration for your great work and for sharing the wonders of the Chapel. May beauty and Mercy always be assured!” With this dedication in the guestbook he greeted and thanked Pio Monte.
Beyond the Chapel, she admired the works of the Quadreria on the first floor where, from the Sala del Coretto, she stopped again to admire Caravaggio's masterpiece from above. A special tour accompanied by Mario Quarantiello, head of the Pio Monte Historical Archive, by Maurizio Burale and Silvia Evangelista, respectively head of events and head of education of the Institution.
The rock icon was fascinated by the place and especially by the activities that Pio Monte has been carrying out for over 400 years.
Article published on 27 July 2022 - 15:23
