The Capodimonte Museum organizes Medieval Art Meetings to discover Romanesque, Gothic and Angevin Naples
The initiative of the "Meetings of Medieval Art", a cycle of guided tours and conferences which this year has as its theme the "Works of art and sacred spaces in Medieval Naples and in the Capodimonte Museum". From March to May 2016 six appointments are scheduled, four at the Museum of Capodimonte and two others between the Complex of Santa Chiara , Naples Cathedral (the dome).
Started on March 10 at the Capodimonte Museum, the cycle was promoted by the Capodimonte Museum and the Department of Humanities of theUniversity of Naples Federico II, in collaboration with the active non-profit organization Friends of Capodimonte.
The meetings will propose to the public works little notes but precious and of great interest cultural, witnesses of the influences and dominations that the city of Naples has undergone over time. They can thus be admired Angevin frescos, masterpieces of Gothic and Romanesque sculpture, pieces of Christian craftsmanship of the rich Borgia Collection.
Admission is free subject to availability, with reservation obligation via e-mail and confirmation reply, both for conferences at the Capodimonte Museum and for visits to the territory.
Program
15 March
16.00 hours
Museum of Capodimonte, Auditorium
«A new discovery for Romanesque Naples: the altar table of the Cathedral»
Xavier Barral i Altet, Université de Rennes II, Ca 'Foscari University of Venice
19th April
16.00 hours
Museum of Capodimonte, Auditorium
«A monument to the wise king: the tomb of Robert of Anjou in Santa Chiara»
Stefano D'Ovidio, Bibliotheca Hertziana, Max Planck-Institut für Kunstgeschichte, Rome
28th April
11.00 hours
Complex of Santa Chiara, Basilica and Museum
«Around the altar: liturgy and royalty»
Elisabetta Scirocco, Bibliotheca Hertziana, Max Planck-Institut für Kunstgeschichte, Rome
5st May
11.00 hours
Cathedral of Naples
«The rediscovered frescoes of the Seripando Chapel and their restoration»
Laura Giusti, Polo Museum of Campania
Pierluigi Leone de Castris, Suor Orsola Benincasa University, Naples
«The fourteenth century episcopal throne»
Alessandra Rullo, Museum of Capodimonte, Naples
17st May
16.00 hours
Museum of Capodimonte, Auditorium and I floor, 7 room
«Limoges enamels and gothic ivories in the collections of the Capodimonte Museum»
Paola Giusti, Museum of Capodimonte, Naples
Information on Meetings of Medieval Art
When: various appointments until May 17, 2016
Where: Museum of Capodimonte, Complex of Santa Chiara, Cathedral of Naples
Info and reservations: 081 7499130 | mu-cap.accoglienza.capodimonte@beniculturali.it
