San Gennaro Chapel, Cathedral of Naples
The chapel of the Treasury of San Gennaro, jewel of the Baroque Neapolitan art, was built by Grimaldi in the first half of the 17th century. The fresco of the dome representing Paradise was painted by Giovanni Lanfranco in 1643. The walls are frescoed by Domenichino (12th century).
The sacristy holds 44 silver busts of the protectors of Naples, including the reliquary bust of Saint Gennaro, saint patron of the city, a masterpiece of goldsmithing made in the fourteenth century.
San Gennaro Chapel, Cathedral of Naples
The chapel of the Treasury of San Gennaro, jewel of the Baroque Neapolitan art, was built by Grimaldi in the first half of the 17th century. The fresco of the dome representing Paradise was painted by Giovanni Lanfranco in 1643. The walls are frescoed by Domenichino (12th century).
The sacristy holds 44 silver busts of the protectors of Naples, including the reliquary bust of Saint Gennaro, saint patron of the city, a masterpiece of goldsmithing made in the fourteenth century.