Local legends about the Sansevero Chapel of Naples claim that
the astonishing works of art it contains are the result of sorcery and
black magic.
The sculptures appear impossible to create by hand, while a macabre display featuring two actual human bodies is said to be the result of ritual killings.
Also, adding to the occult aura surrounding the chapel, it is filled with Masonic symbolism.
Built by Raimondo di Sangro popular known as Sorcerer prince, people wondered how he was able to achieve such details with just marble. For instance this sculpture of 'the veiled Christ', a black legend says that Prince used a mysterious alchemical process to “marbelize” a fine cloth placed over the sculpture.
Same with this veiled sculpture of a woman.
Also on display in the chapel are two anatomical machines called Adam and Eve said to be the actual human bodies of a man and a pregnant woman.
Legend has it that they were two servants of di Sangro who were injected with a substance that crystallized their nervous system – killing them in the process.
pictures culled: VC
Sansevero chapel |
The sculptures appear impossible to create by hand, while a macabre display featuring two actual human bodies is said to be the result of ritual killings.
Also, adding to the occult aura surrounding the chapel, it is filled with Masonic symbolism.
Built by Raimondo di Sangro popular known as Sorcerer prince, people wondered how he was able to achieve such details with just marble. For instance this sculpture of 'the veiled Christ', a black legend says that Prince used a mysterious alchemical process to “marbelize” a fine cloth placed over the sculpture.
Close-up pix of the veiled Christ sculpture |
Same with this veiled sculpture of a woman.
Also on display in the chapel are two anatomical machines called Adam and Eve said to be the actual human bodies of a man and a pregnant woman.
Adam and Eve |
Legend has it that they were two servants of di Sangro who were injected with a substance that crystallized their nervous system – killing them in the process.
pictures culled: VC
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