Opening of the Galleria del Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano

1. Michelangelo Merisi, dit le Caravage (1571-1610)
The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula, 1610
Huile sur toile - 140,5 x 170,5 cm
Naples, Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano
Photo : Intesa San Paolo

June 12, 2007 — Museum — Naples, Italy, Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano — On June 9th, the Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano in Naples opened to the public after a restauration of this XVIIIthC. building, site of the head offices for the Intesa San Paolo bank group, to its former splendor. An agency is located on the ground floor whereas the upper level is now the home of a small museum displaying the paintings owned by the company. The major artpiece is the work by Caravaggio, The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula (ill. 1), acquired in 1972 by the Banca Commerciale Italiana, taken over in 1999 by Intesa San Paolo.

2. Gaspare Vanvitelli (1652/53-1736)
VIew of the Largo di Palazzo
Huile sur toile
Naples, Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano
Photo : Intesa San Paolo

The rest of the collection is made up of Neapolitan vedute from the XVIIth and XVIIIth CC., notably by Gaspare Vavitelli (ill. 2) and Anton Smink Pitloo.

3. Main Staircase
The ceiling is painted by Giuseppe Cammarano and the walls by Gennaro Maldarelli
Naples, Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano
Photo : Intesa San Paolo

The galleries are decorated in the style of the XIXthC. The stuccoes are by Gennaro Aveta and the murals were painted by Giuseppe Cammarano and Gennaro Maldarelli. These three artists, members of the Fine Arts Academy of Naples, worked in many other buildings in the city.

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Visitor information:
Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano
Via Toledo, 185
80132 Naples
Open every day except Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.