Art sights in Naples
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Chiesa Santa Maria del Parto
Founded by poet Jacopo Sannazzaro, this Renaissance favourite was built on land donated to him by King Frederick of Aragon in 1497. The church was completed shortly before the poet died in 1530. Sannazzaro's tomb sits behind the altar.
Created in 1537 by Giovanni Angelo Montorsoli, Bartolomeo Ammannati and Francesco del Taddain, it features various mythological gods, including Apollo, Minerva, Pan and Mars in a depiction of Arcadia.
Another resident icon is Leonardo da Pistoia's painting of St Michael Vanquishing the Devil, also known as the Devil of Mergellina. Tradition holds that the devil in question was a lusty local lass who'd made a move on the unwavering bishop…
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Chiesa di San Domenico Maggiore
Backing on to lively Piazza San Domenico Maggiore, the Gothic Chiesa di San Domenico Maggiore was completed in 1324 and much favoured by the Angevin nobility. The interior, a cross between baroque and 19th-century neo-Gothic, features some fine 14th-century frescoes by Pietro Cavallini and, in the sacristy, 45 coffins of Aragon princes and other nobles.
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Chiesa Santa Maria degli Angeli
This yellow-hued baroque church was financed by Costanza Doria del Carretto, a noble lady with a deep purse and pious heart, and donated to the priests of the Teatini order.
Step inside for works by Neapolitan stalwarts Massimo Stanzione and Luca Giordano, as well as Francesco Grimaldi's famous dome.
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Chiesa e Chiostro di San Gregorio Armeno
hiesa e Chiostro di San Gregorio Armeno is a blast of bombastic baroque. Highlights include sumptuous wood and papier-mâché choir stalls and lavish frescoes by Paolo de Matteis and Luca Giordano.
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