Experts' Choice Award Pio Monte della Misericordia
What the experts agree on
This octagonal chapel near the Duomo is famed for Caravaggio's masterpiece Seven Acts of Mercy above the altar, plus a small gallery of baroque works by Giordano and Ribera worth lingering over.
“The adjoining art gallery houses a delightful private collection of paintings and furniture, including works by Luca Giordano, Giuseppe Ribera and Massimo Stazione.”
– Afar Magazine
Frommer's "One of Naples's most important paintings is housed in this modest, octagonal chapel: Caravaggio's seminal 1607 Seven Acts of Mercy." Full review
Time Out "The confraternity still exists today, and donates funds to schools, churches and hospitals." Full review
Fodor's "One of Spaccanapoli's defining sites, this octagonal church was built around the corner from the Duomo for a charitable institution." Full review
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Pride of place is given to the great Caravaggio above the altar
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"Six altarpieces, their subject-matter relating to the institution's works of charity, are kept there." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Houses a small, satisfying collection of Renaissance and baroque art... yet it's the painting above the main altar that steals the show." Full review
Independent "Battistello Caracciolo, whose masterpiece The Liberation of Saint Peter hangs in the 17th-century Pio Monte della Misericordia, also in the Historic Quarter. And here, above the altar,..."
Rough Guide "Art enthusiasts should also pay a visit to the Pio Monte della Misericordia to see Caravaggio's masterpiece "The Seven Works of Mercy""
National Geographic
