Giovanni-Maria Scupola

This guy painted triptychs like he was stacking saints in a church basement, no airs, just devotion. One set shows Andrew, Peter, and Paul lined up like old friends at a potluck, while another hands Veronica the actual sweat-cloth of Jesus, rendered so plainly you’d swear it’s a napkin from a picnic. You’ll find these side by side in the back aisle of San Lorenzo Maggiore in Naples; stand close and the gold leaf starts to hum like a fridge full of saints.