600-YEAR-OLD FRESCOES FOUND
COVERED WITH WHITEWASH Magnificent frescoes have been discovered under a thick layer of whitewash in the chapel of Santa Barbara m the Castel Nuovo district of Naples’ now declared by experts to be the work of Giotto ((1267-1337). If this is confirmed the find will undoubtedly be one of the most important in recent years. The frescoes, which fill almost the enure interior of the chapel, represent saints with halos and decorations of flowers and leaves. They are primi- ' Glo “°’ s Bt yle. The painting over the mam altar bears the arms of ? ob€r * _ Anjou - It is known that he called Giotto to Naples t where the painter remained three years, but none found 5 WOrkS there have ever been The news of the find has created the greatest stir in artistic circles, and the Ministry of Public Instruction>as sent experts to investigate the discorery.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 539, 17 December 1928, Page 14
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