On Two Italian Devils
On the shore of Mergellina, a sunny neighborhood in the coastal town of Naples, in Southern Italy, there is a small church by the name of Santa Maria del Parto. This small temple is notable from many points of view, but it is certainly in the first chapel on the right that its most curious gem can be found. While, at first, it might look unassuming, decorated as it is with the usual religious picture – St. Michael slaying the Devil, a common theme in Catholic Art – soon the beholder’s eyes re...
On Two Italian Devils
On the shore of Mergellina, a sunny neighborhood in the coastal town of Naples, in Southern Italy, there is a small church by the name of Santa Maria del Parto. This small temple is notable from many points of view, but it is certainly in the first chapel on the right that its most curious gem can be found. While, at first, it might look unassuming, decorated as it is with the usual religious picture – St. Michael slaying the Devil, a common theme in Catholic Art – soon the beholder’s eyes re...
