Church of Santa Maria in Portico | |
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Chiesa di Santa Maria in Portico | |
40°50′06″N14°13′52″E / 40.835024°N 14.231212°E | |
Location | Via Santa Teresa degli Scalzi Naples Province of Naples, Campania |
Country | Italy |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Status | Active |
Architecture | |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Baroque architecture |
Groundbreaking | 1632 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Naples |
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While the original architect was Nicola Longo in 1632; the facade was completed by Arcangelo Guglielmelli in a pell-mell concoction of Mannerist and Baroque styles, utilizing columns and pilasters of varying sizes, volutes, and even obelisks with typical Neapolitan appeal to color differences.
Among the wealth of interior artwork are frescoes by Giovanni Battista Benaschi and interior architectural sculpture by Domenico Antonio Vaccaro. In addition, there is an Annunciation by Fabrizio Santafede and an Assumption by Paolo de Matteis.
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