Santa Maria in Portico, Naples

Church of Santa Maria in Portico
Chiesa di Santa Maria in Portico
The façade of Santa Maria in Portico.
40.835024°N 14.231212°E / 40.835024; 14.231212
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

Interior with altar

Chiesa di Santa Maria in Portico is a late-baroque church in the city center of Naples placed at the end of its homonymous street, just off the seaside promenade of the Riviera di Chiaia.

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.

External links

• Cose Di Napoli (Things of Naples--Association For Tourism and Cultural Promotion)