In mid-August 2019 free admission to Palazzo Zevallos in Naples to admire the splendid works of art by the masters Botticelli and Caravaggio
Al Palazzo Zevallos for Ferragosto 2019 it will be possible to enter for free to admire the paintings of Botticelli and Caravaggio, two milestones of world painting. Summer in Naples is enriched with a new free event designed mainly for those who love culture. This museum houses, among other paintings, the famous Lamentation of the Dead Christ of Botticelli but very often he manages to bring many paintings to the capital of Campania thanks to a series of strategic agreements with the most important cultural institutions in the world.
Palazzo Zevallos then proposes free admission for Ferragosto 2019 to admire the Lamentation of the Dead Christ. This work represents a tragic, involving and a moment of great piety as it represents the moment in which Christ is detached from the cross on Golgotha to be placed in the Sepulcher. As you can see, the center of the tragic scene is Christ who is held in the lap of a mother exhausted by her pain so much that she must be supported by St. John the Baptist while Mary Magdalene holds his feet. The museum also preserves the famous "Martyrdom of St. Ursula" which shows the martyrdom of Orsola pierced by an arrow because she did not want to give herself to the king of the Huns.
Ferragosto 2019 in Naples it is becoming more and more interesting thanks to a series of high level events.
