Chiesa di Sant'Anna dei Lombardi

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  • Address
    Piazza Monteoliveto, Centro Storico
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  • Phone
    551 33 33
  • Transport
    bus: R4 to Via Monteoliveto
  • Mon-Fri 08:30 - 12:30

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Lonely Planet review

The Chiesa di Sant'Anna dei Lombardi is a sanctified stunner. In fact, it's often spoken of as more a museum of Renaissance art than a church; a fact that owes much to the close links that existed between the Neapolitan Aragonese and the Florentine Medici dynasty.

The main, but by no means only attraction is Guido Mazzoni's spectacular Pietà . Dating to 1492, the terracotta ensemble is made up of eight life-size terracotta figures surrounding the dead body of Christ. Originally the figures were painted, but even without colour they make quite an impression.

The Sacrestia is a work of art in itself. The walls are lined with gloriously inlaid wood panels by Giovanni da Verona, while the ceiling is covered by Giorgio Vasari's 16th-century frescoes depicting the Allegories and Symbols of Faith.