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Santolo Cirillo
Santolo Cirillo (active first half of 18th century, died 1742) was an Italian painter, engraver, and stucco artist, active in Naples. He was born in Grumo Nevano, a town near Naples. He contributed frescoes and paintings the Cathedral of San Gennaro, the Basilica of Santa Restituta, and Santa Donna Regina Nuova in Naples. He also painted for the Basilica di San Tammaro in his home town of Grumo Nevano. He frescoed in 1733 a ''Miracle of San Domenico'' and a ''San Pio in Prayer'' for Santa Caterina a Formiello Santa Caterina a Formiello is a church in Naples, in southern Italy, located at the extreme eastern end of the old historic center of the city, on Via Carbonara and Piazza Enrico de Nicola, near the gate called Porta Capuana. The term ''Formiello' ..., painted in the style of Paolo de Matteis. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's administrative limits as of 2022. Its province-level municipality is the third-most populous metropolitan city in Italy with a population of 3,115,320 residents, and its metropolitan area stretches beyond the boundaries of the city wall for approximately 20 miles. Founded by Greeks in the first millennium BC, Naples is one of the oldest continuously inhabited urban areas in the world. In the eighth century BC, a colony known as Parthenope ( grc, Παρθενόπη) was established on the Pizzofalcone hill. In the sixth century BC, it was refounded as Neápolis. The city was an important part of Magna Graecia, played a major role in the merging of Greek and Roman society, and was a significant cultural centre under the Romans. Naples served a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
