Experts' Choice Award Museo Cappella Sansevero
What the experts agree on
Sanmartino's stunningly lifelike "Veiled Christ" is the star here, but experts agree the whole chapel dazzles—colorful, macabre, and eccentric, thanks to Prince Raimondo di Sangro's 18th-century vision.
“The most famous of the chapel’s many sculptures is by Giuseppe Sanmartino, whose uncannily realistic Veiled Christ has become one of the city’s best-known works of art.”
– Afar Magazine
Time Out "Took on its current appearance in 1749-66, thanks to the eccentric prince of Sansevero, Raimondo di Sangro." Full review
Frommer's "Only in Naples would a room as colorful, fanciful, mysterious, beautiful, and macabre as this exist." Full review
Fodor's "The dazzling funerary chapel of the Sangro di Sansevero princes combines noble swagger, overwhelming color, and a touch of the macabre." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"In spite of their beauty, the frescoes and paintings that decorate the walls are overshadowed by the surprising sculptures." Full review
U.S. News & World Report2.0
"The highlight of the Museo Cappella Sansevero is the "Veiled Christ," a statue created by the Neapolitan artist Giuseppe Sanmartino in 1753" Full review
Independent "The grand facades of buildings containing world-renowned art, including the marbled Veiled Christ at Museo Cappella Sansevero"
