The exhibition of Salvatore Fergola's great masterpieces at the Palazzo Zevallos in Naples
Al Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano a Napoli has been set up first great exhibition dedicated to Salvatore Fergola, the last court painter who was the protagonist of the splendor of the Kingdom of the two Sicilies under the dominion of Francis I and Ferdinand II of Bourbon.
The organizers of the event are Luisa Martorelli, Fernando Mazzocca and Antonio Ernesto Denunzio, while Lucia Anna Iovieno took care of the installations.
The exhibition, which can be admired until 2 April 2017, includes 63 works between paintings and canvases that come from various museums, including the Capodimonte Museum, the Royal Palace and the San Martino Museum.
Fergola It is known to have immortalized some of the most important historical moments, for example the inauguration of the first railway built under the reign of Ferdinand II (the Naples-Portici railway), the inauguration of one of the last sailing ships before the advent of steam hulls, the construction of the first suspension bridge in ferro (Ponte Real Ferdinando sul Garigliano), the return of King Ferdinand I to Naples in 1815 or the San Carlo Fire in 1816. A unique exhibition to rediscover a great protagonist of painting that has been forgotten until today. For the occasion the National Railway Museum of Pietrarsa provided a model of the first steam train.
Informazioni su Salvatore Fergola. The splendor of a kingdom
When: from 3 December 2016 to 2 April 2017
Where: Palazzo Zevallos, via Toledo n. 185 (Na)
Schedule:
- Tuesday to Friday from 10: 00 to 18: 00
- Saturday and Sunday from 10: 00 20 to: 00
- Closed on Mondays
- the 19 and 24 December from the 10: 00 to the 18: 00
- The December 25 closed
- the 26 and 31 December from the 10: 00 to the 16: 00
- from December 27 to January 8 (excluding December 31) from 10: 00 to 20: 00
- 1, 2 and 6 open January
Ticket price:
- full € 5,00 (valid for the visit to the temporary exhibition and permanent collections)
- reduced €3,00 valid for young people aged 18 to 25 | over 65 | groups of at least 15 people | for visitors who show an entrance ticket to the Pietrarsa Museum issued during the opening period of the exhibition | Members | DO IT | Touring Club | Friends of Museums | Here! Culture | Artecard | state Railways
- € 60,00 guided tours for Italian groups of 25 people
- free admission on 1st and 8th January 2017 and every first Sunday of the month. In general, free for young people up to 18 years | Intesa Sanpaolo Group customers and employees | school groups | disabled people with carers | the journalists | tourist guides with interpreters | museum officials | teachers and students of archeology, architecture, art and cultural heritage.
- The employees of the Ferrovie dello Stato with a company identification card and CartaFreccia owners will be able to buy 2 entrance tickets to the museum for the price of one.
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