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The Sacristy of Chiesa delle Donne at the Certosa di San Martino, Naples, decorated between 1590 and 1600.

Photos by Charles Reeza

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Certosa di Galluzo

Black Field Monotype

Ink on Paper, 15 x 22 2017 ~Age

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The vault in the Sacristy of Chiesa delle Donne at the Certosa di San Martino in Naples.  The frescoes were painted from 1592 to 1599 by Giuseppi Cesari, known as the Cavalier d’Arpino, and Lazzaro Tavarone.

Photos by Charles Reeza

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The Chapel of the Treasury at the Certosa di San Martino, Naples

This room was created to hold the most valuable items belonging to the Carthusian monks of San Martino.  The ceiling was painted by Luca Giordano in 1704.  The altar was made in 1610 from lapis lazuli, amethyst and carnelian by the Florentine artist Gennaro Monte.  The Pietà above the altar was painted by Jusepe de Ribera in 1637.  The ebony and gilded copper display cases in the niches are reliquaries that once held the alleged bones of saints that attracted pilgrims from all over Europe. The wooden cabinets on the side walls held gold and silver items - chalices, monstrances, crosses, croziers, cope brooches, etc. - the usual Roman Catholic treasure trove.

Photos by Charles Reeza

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The beautifully carved doors of the Chiesa delle Donne adjacent to the Certosa di San Martino in Naples - Photos by Charles Reeza

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The wooden stalls of the Chapter Room at the Certosa di San Martino in Naples were made by Orazio Orio and Carlo Bruschetta in 1627.

Photos by Charles Reeza

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Carved stone festoon above a doorway at the Certosa di San Martino in Naples

Photo by Charles Reeza

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Scenes from the Apocalypse are depicted in marquetry panels on the cabinets in the Sacristy of the Certosa di San Martino in Naples. These were made by Teodoro de Voghel and Enrico di Utrecht between 1584 and 1588.

Photos by Charles Reeza