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Pio Monte della Misericordia
A charity's chapel with Caravaggio's Seven Works of Mercy, still above the altar it was painted for in 1607.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 30 minutes
- Address
- Via dei Tribunali 253, 80139 NaplesDirections
- Getting There
- On Via dei Tribunali, near the cathedral.
Why Go
Caravaggio painted the altarpiece for this charity, founded by noblemen in 1602, while on the run from Rome. Its dark street scene of the works of mercy has never left the chapel, and the charity still works in the city.
Nearby in Naples
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