I.S.I.S. “Andrea Torrente”
ITALY
IMAGINE
Inspiring Motivating Art Giving Interacting Neverending Education
COMENIUS PROJECT
2010/2012
TURKEY UNITED KINGDOM LITHUANIA SPAIN
POLAND SLOVAKIA ITALY
Ancient Age
The city was probably founded by the inhabitants of the Greek
colony of Cuma around the VIII century B.C., with the name of
Partenope, on the actual Echia Mountain. Such installation
would subsequently have been called Palepolis ("old city), when
the city would have been a little distant rifondata in the V
century B.C., with the new name of Nèa-pòlis ("new city"). In the
536 Naples you/he/she was conquered by the Byzantines during
the Gothic war and he/she remained also firmly in the hands of
the empire during the subsequent invasion longobarda,
becoming subsequently autonomous dukedom. The life of the
dukedom was characterized by continuous wars, mainly
defensives, against the powerful principalities near longobardi
and the Saracens. In 1137 the Norman ones of Roger II
conquered the city, putting an end to the dukedom, and Naples
entered so to belong to the territory of the Principality of Capua,
in the newborn Kingdom of Sicily, with capital Palermo;
Modern Age
In 1442 Naples also fell into the aragonese hands, becoming one
of the most influential cities with Alfonso the Magnanimous
(1442-1458), as king of this great Mediterranean state. In 1501,
during the Italian wars, the Kingdom of Naples was conquered
by the Spaniards and, for over two centuries, ruled by a viceroy,
on behalf of Madrid. in the seventeenth century, Austria
conquered Naples until 1734, when the kingdom was occupied
by Charles of Bourbon, who rebuilt an independent state. Under
the dynasty of Bourbon Naples strengthened its role as a major
European capital. With the French Revolution and the
Napoleonic wars, Naples first saw the birth of a Jacobine
Republic and then the consequent Bourbon restoration.
In 1815 with the final defeat of Napoleon and the Congress of
Vienna Naples returned again under the Bourbons. In 1860 the
Kingdom of Two Sicilies was conquered by the Thousand of
Garibaldi and annexed to the Kingdom of Italy headed by
Piedmont. During World War II Naples saw after the September 8,
the popular uprising against occupant commonly known as the
Four Days of Naples.
P.zza Plebiscito
Basilica di San Francesco
Palazzo Reale
Teatro San Carlo
Galleria Umberto
Via Chiaia,
Palazzo Reale. The Royal palace, first
home of the Spanish viceroys, later of
the Austrians and the Bourbons and
finally of the Savoys, for almost four
centuries was centre and mirror of
power, as well as stage of the historic
events of Naples and of the South of
Italy. At the end of ‘800 the outer
niches were filled with the huge statues
of the Kings of Naples
The Basilica of San Francesco di Paola
is one of the most famous and
characteristic churches In Naples. It is
situated in the middle of the curved side of
Piazza Plebiscito, opposite Palazzo
Reale.
The San Carlo is the oldest opera
theatre in Europe and, as Stendhal
wrote, it is “the most beautiful theatre in
the world”.
UMBERTO I GALLERY
Umberto I gallery building is dated
back in 1884 following a reclaim of an
area due to the cholera epidemic. A
committee was appointed to rebuild
the overcrowded districts such as
(Porto, Pendino, Mercato, Vicario)
Via Chiaia is the natural division line between the Pizzofalcone
and the Mortelle hills. This street, full of nice shops, stretches
between the monumental area of via Toledo and Piazza Plebiscito
and the rich and elegant neighbourhood of piazza dei Martiri and
Via dei Mille.
Certosa di San Martino
Castel Sant’Elmo
Maschio Angioino
Castel dell’Ovo
The Maschio Angioino once called Castel Nuovo (New Castle) lies in
a privileged and strategic position in the centre of Naples, among,
piazza Castello, piazza Municipio and the Palazzo Reale and
majestically overlooks the port and the sea.
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Castello dell’ Ovo
The city's oldest castle, the so-called 'Castle of the Egg', stands on the
islet of Megaris. According to medieval legend, the castle had links with
the poet Virgil, and one of his lucky charms lies hidden in the castle
foundation. The charm is said to be an egg kept in a bottle, itself
protected by a small metal cage. For as long as the egg remains intact,
Naples need fear neither destruction nor invasion. The castle terrace
offers a breathtaking view of the city, sea and Bay.
I
Castel Sant'Elmo
Robert of Anjou instructed
architects to build a
Palatium-Castrum. It was
rapidly rebuilt by Don Pedro
de Toledo, on the orders of
Charles V
La Certosa di San
Martino La Certosa di San
Martino is the greatest
monumental complex of
Naples; it constitutes one
of the most outstanding
examples of architecture
and Baroque art. It is
situated on the hill of
Vomero.
Via Caracciolo (villa Pignatelli)
Mergellina
Posillipo
Fontana Immacolatella e Sebeto
Marechiaro “a’ Fenestella”
Via Caracciolo
is the
Promenade
that stretches
between
Mergellina and
Santa Lucia.
The Via takes
its name from
the Neapolitan
admiral
Francesco
Caracciolo.
The Sebeto (or Fonseca) fountain
lies at the end of Via Caracciolo, in
Largo Sermoneta.
The Immacolatella
fountain lies in the nice
curve between via
Partenope and via Nazario
Sauro, few steps away
from Castel dell'Ovo
“A’ Fenestella” di Marechiaro
Bosco di Capodimonte
Pinacoteca
Museo Archeologico Nazionale
The Capodimonte Royal
Palace, surrounded by a vast park,
is dedicated to Charles of Bourbon
The crucifixion (Masaccio)
Madonna with the baby (Botticelli)
The National Archaelogical
Museum is the most important
museum of classical archaeology in
the world. The most important
collections of the museum are
mosaics, paintings, jewellery and
object, recovered from the buried
vesuvian homes.
The cathedral Duomo
The treasure of San Gennaro
The Chapel of Santa Restituta
The Basilica of San Lorenzo
Underground Naples
San Gregorio Armeno
The Church and Closter of Santa Chiara
The Church of Gesù Nuovo
The Chapel of San Severo,
P.zza San Domenico
The austere church of
Santa Chiara was built in
1310 by Roberto D’Angiò
in a Provencal gothic
style and transformed
with baroque decorations
in the mid 1700’s.
Famous is the
Cloister of the Poor
Clares
The Cathedral of San Gennaro is the
oldest in the city; it was built by Costantino I
The San Lorenzo Church was
built in 1270 by Charles I
D’Angiò. It is here that the
great writer Giovanni
Boccaccio met his darling
Fiammetta on Holy Saturday in
1336
La chiesa del Gesù Nuovo
The church's ornate baroque
interior is covered with marble,
frescoes and statues.
The San Severo Chapel is a small but extraordinary site.
Famous for the Veiled Christ.
La pudicizia
Il disinganno
Il Cristo velato
Cuma
Amphitheatre
Sybil - Cave
He said, and wept; then spread his sails before
The winds, and reach'd at length the Cumaean shore:
Their anchors dropp'd, his crew the vessels moor.
They turn their heads to sea, their sterns to land,
And greet with greedy joy th' Italian strand.
Some strike from clashing flints their fiery seed;
Some gather sticks, the kindled flames to feed,
Or search for hollow trees, and fell the woods,
Or trace thro' valleys the discover'd floods.
The landing of the Troyans, led by Enea, on the
shore of Cuma, Eneide, book 6 verses 1 - 9
The so-called Sybil-cave is situaded in the Archeological park
of Cuma. Is a long tunnel that ends in three-roomed niche,
believed to be the seat of the Sybil of Cuma. The Sibyl was a
priestess sacred to the god Apollo: from her cavern she gave
ambiguous interpretations of the future.
The Anphithreatre dates to
Flavian times, and is the third
largest in the world. Its
functional architecture is an
excellent example of the
exceptional technological levels
reached in that era.
The Amalfi Coast
Amalfi: The Cathedral
The Cloister of Heaven
The Museum of Paper
Villa Rufolo
Villa Cimbrone
The town of Amalfi is
characterised by the
famous Duomo of 9°
century. Its scenic
position at the top of
the top of steep stairs,
that open up among
the houses gathered
around the small
square, give a
particular flavour to
Amalfi’s historic
centre.
The elegant Cloister of
Heaven
Chiostro del Paradiso
Villa Rufolo, immersed in a
verdant park, is one of the
most beautiful in Campania.
Villa Cimbrone has hosted many
celebrated personalities, from
Winston Churchil to Greta Garbo.
The belvedere is a terrace that gives
on to infinity, and has no equal in the
world.
Set into the mountain,
surrounded by rich
Mediterranean vegetation,
Positano is so picturesque
as to seem stage setting
Seen from the sea it looks
like a huge nativity scene, a
waterfall of little
multicoloured houses
clinging onto its sides.
Spaccanapoli
As its name suggests, this long narrow street splits Naples in two,
from high-up in the San Martino district down to the central station.
Because of the number of churches and palaces along it, has been
likened to an 'open-air museum'. It's also one of the liveliest parts
of the city, with many shops, craft workshops, buzzing university
faculties and inviting café terraces.
Il teatro di Eduardo De Filippo
Filumena Marturano
Napoli Milionaria
Non ti pago
Natale in casa Cupiello
Questi fantasmi
ISTITUTO STATALE DI ISTRUZIONE SUPERIO
“A. TORRENTE”
CASORIA
Headmaster De Rosa Giovanni
Coordinator Buonocore Giovanni
Progetto COMENIUS
Change by art
A.S. 2009/2010
Gli alunni
Pellino Giustina
Cristiano Giuseppina
Capasso Giandomenico
Cerbone Santo
De Luca Angela
De Rosa Monica
Di Stasio Gessica
Nappi Rita
Panzone Benedetta
Ruggiano Danilo
Nasti Giuseppe
Traino Emanuele
Farias Luca
Teachers
Prof.ssa Garzia Marina
Prof.ssa Eyman Maria
Prof.ssa. Amato Sara
Prof.ssa Di Palo Michelina