Historical Naples 9: Banksy, Cult of Purgatory (Santa Luciella Church)

Hello Amici! Welcome to my video n. 9! Today: Banksy at Naples! His name needs no introduction: between strong social messages, full of irony and bitterness, and the mystery around his identity, his face and his real name have never been revealed. Not everyone will know, however, that Bansky's only work still visible is precisely... In #Naples! The artist twice chose our city: a stencil, now covered and disappeared, took inspiration from the sculpture of the Beata Ludovica Albertoni, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. In this case, the Beata Ludovica carried a can of coke and a bag of chips on her chest. 🍟 What is still fully visible is instead the #VirginwiththeGun, in Piazza Gerolomini, the heart of the old center of Naples: the halo surrounds a gun. Naples is the city of contradictions! Santa Luciella Church: A short walk from the crowded Via San Gregorio Armeno, there is this small wonder nestled in the streets of the old town. The first room that you'll see, with its precious plan of original maioliche and Neapolitan manufacture, hides a real treasure below: you will descend towards a small, but austere room totally used as holy land, a real small private cemetery. The atmosphere here is very evocative, and becomes unique when the gaze rests on the famous "skull with ears": a small skull, here to hear the pains and prayers of the Neapolitan people.💀 We are lucky enough to visit this unique place, thanks to our friends of the cultural association #RespiriamoArte: after years of sacrifices and hard work, they have managed to make available to all of us this magical place, mirror of the soul of Naples.❤️ ———————————————————— FOLLOW ME ON MY SOCIAL CHANNELS FACEBOOK 👉🏻   / naplesgrandtour   INSTAGRAM 👉🏻   / naplesgrandtour   ———————————————————— PAYPAL DONATION (A little “coffe” to help me to still make videos) https://paypal.me/romanoraffaele?loca... ———————————————————— SUBSCRIBE TO MY CHANNEL    / @naplesgrandtour   ARRIVEDERCI!