Capella Sansevero Museum — Legends and unsolved mysteries
From 150€ per group
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Type: Single-day activity
Duration: 3 hours
* • Located in the heart of the historical part of the city, the chapel, the family tomb of the Princes of Sansevero in the middle of the 18th century, is a gem of international artistic and architectural heritage. A temple of dedication that perfectly captures the versatility of the genius behind the concepts. Raimondo di Sangro is the seventh and most fateful prince of the dynasty.
• Sometimes, looking at some sculptures created by the prince, you don't immediately realize that this is a cold and soulless stone — you look and think that these are living bodies frozen for a while. It seems that the eyelashes are about to flutter, the corners of the lips will part in a smile and a quiet laugh will be heard — the illusion is so great. One can only marvel at the skill of the sculptors who transferred the smallest details to the stone and breathed life into them.
It is famous for the inexplicable surreal plasticity of sculptures of unsurpassed beauty, which have been an unsolved mystery for researchers and scientists since their creation to this day.
Statues cannot literally be called carved, taking into account the non-plastic properties of marble and the capabilities of human tools. There are amazing sculptures whose beauty fascinates everyone who sees them: "Chastity", "Jesus under the shroud", "Deliverance from Enchantment", as well as numerous marble tombstones representing allegories of various virtues. A real proof of the impossible.
There is another amazing creation of the alchemist prince, which to this day causes shock and admiration at the same time. Two figures, a woman and a man, wrapped around the bones of the skeleton with incredible precision, the human cardiovascular system. Details, veins and arteries.
- Opening hours are from 09:00 to 19:00.
- The day off is Tuesday.
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Лицензированный гид-сопровождающий в Неаполе регионе Кампания.