GALLERIE D’ITALIA - NAPOLI
On Via Toledo you can find the art gallery Gallerie D’Italia which is a private gallery owned by the Banca Intesa San Paolo. The bank has repurposed its impressive old building, designed by Marcello Piacentini in 193, by turning the main part of the building into an art gallery whilst keeping a section at the side, for a branch of its bank. It has three other galleries in Italy, in Milan, Turin and Vicenza.
The Art Gallery houses many artefacts from the the ancient Greek world and finds from the ancient city of Pompeii, as well as paintings from Neapolitan artists such Luca Giordano. There are also paintings of Naples from the 16th century through to the 18th century. On the ground floor, there is a large space for temporary exhibitions.
One of the masterpieces of the gallery is Caravaggio's last painting, The Martyrdom of Saint Orsola.
Contemporary art is also sometimes displayed.
Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merrisi) - The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula, 1610. Oil on canvas.
F. P. Diodati, Piazza Vittoria, 1893, oil on canvas.
C. Brancaccio, Napoli via Toledo, rain impression, about 1888, oil on canvas.
S. Fergola, Storm in the gulf of Naples with shipwreck, 1867, oil on canvas.
Gaspar A. van Wittel, View of Naples with the District of Chiaia from Pizzofalcone, 1700-1710, oil on canvas.
Gaspar A. van Wittel, View of Naples with Largo di Palazzo, first quarter of the 18th century, oil on canvas.
Luca Giordano, The Abduction of Helen, about 1660, oil on canvas.
Fresco from Pompeii.
Official website: Gallerie D’Italia - Napoli
via Toledo, 177 - 80134 Napoli.
Tel. +39 800 167 619
Email.napoli@gallerieditalia.com
Opening hours: Mon closed, Tue - Fri 10.00 - 19.00 / Sat - Sun 10.00 - 20.00
Free entry every first Sunday of the month.
Nearest Metro station: Linea 1 - TOLEDO