David and Caravaggio at Palazzo Zevallos in Naples, works in comparison

Death of Marat

At Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano in Naples, art is in the foreground, with the exhibition “David and Caravaggio. The cruelty of nature, the perfume of the ideal ".

From December 5, 2010 to June 28, 2020 Will be held at Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano in Naples the exhibition “David and Caravaggio. The cruelty of nature, the perfume of the ideal "

The exhibition

This show is edited by Fernando Mazzocca and was created in collaboration with the Institut Français of Naples, Museum of Capodimonte and Italian cultural institutions and international museums.

The intent is to pay homage to the works of Caravaggio, , whose extraordinary greatness was first recognized by the French painters who stayed in Rome in the neoclassical period and fell in love with his works.

Among them there was Jacques-Louis David, of which the strong artistic echoes of are known Caravaggio, in his own works.

In Basilica of San Francesco di Paola a Napoli a faithful copy of the "Deposition in the Sepulcher" di Caravaggio, , painted by the Neapolitan painter Tommaso De Vivo.

It was from this painting that the intent to show a discussion panel between the copy of the "Deposition" e "The death of Marat" di Jacques-Louis David.

The works

La show offers the opportunity to retrace the luck and history of the masterpiece of the "Deposition in the Sepulcher" di Caravaggio, and to admire various masterpieces his and the David.

Information on the exhibition David and Caravaggio

Where: Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano, Via Toledo 185, Naples

When: From December 5, 2019 to June 28, 2020

Hours: Tuesday-Friday from 10:00 to 19:00 (last entry at 18.30); Saturday-Sunday from 10:00 to 20:00 (last entry at 19.30). Closed on Mondays

Price:

  • full 5 euro ticket
  • reduced 3 euro
  • free for members, schools, children under 18, customers and employees of the Intesa Group

Information: Official website

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