Oratory of the Banco dei Poveri, Naples: detail of the altar
Architect/Designer | Carraciolo, Gaetano |
| Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) |
Artist/Photographer | Benton, Tim |
Country | Italy |
City | Naples |
Subject Date | 1766 |
Image Date | 1970 |
View | Interior |
Style | Baroque |
Medium | Digital image |
Library Reference | Benton 209 |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Tim Benton / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Altars ; Interior decoration ; Churches |
NOTES: The Oratory was built soon after 1643 by Gaetano Carraciolo. The two doors on either side of the altar (shown here) and the central painting are by Luca Giordano, but the rest of the decoration and the altar (1766) are 18th century.
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