Steps away from the tumult of the street of the Christmas creches I found my favourite church in Naples.
On our way to the altar we looked at the side chapels.
Christ's mother in her guise as the Queen of Heaven.
More side chapels, on our way out -- satisfying placement!
Christ's mother in her guise as the Queen of Heaven.
San Lorenzo has an ambulatory allowing a semi-circular walk behind the altar. Don't miss it.
Pass this astonishing tomb.
Find wonderful little side chapels. Who is this saint or martyr with his Memento Mori?
And who is both laid to rest and raised up?
Bill and I emerged from the ambulatory as the light from the high windows illuminated these devotional figures.More side chapels, on our way out -- satisfying placement!
Fun to find dispirit elements abutting so charmingly. At first we thought the central temple was on fire
but a closer look reveals a book bound in pink on a pink cushion. Philip Guston pinks.















