Diocesan Museum of Naples

The Diocesan Museum is the museum of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Naples, displaying paintings, reliquaries and bronzes previously housed in the Archepiscopal Palace, closed and suppressed churches in the Diocese (such as the churches of Santa Donna Regina Nuova and the neighbouring Santa Maria Donnaregina Vecchia) or churches where it is too risky to display artworks. The paintings are mainly from the Neapolitan School, including works by Luca Giordano, Francesco Solimena, Massimo Stanzione, Aniello Falcone and Andrea Vaccaro. It was originally housed in the Archepiscopal Palace but due to an initiative by cardinal-archbishop Crescenzio Sepe it re-opened in the rooms behind the chancel of Santa Donna Regina Nuova and. Collections Paintings Image Title Artist Room Originally from Resurrection and Crucifixion Giovanni Bernardo Lama Passage to the warming room Santa Maria delle Grazie a Caponapoli Our Lady of Graces with Saints Sophia , Francis of Assisi , Francis of Paola and Januarius Fabrizio Santafede Warming Room Santa Sofia Our Lady of Graces with Patron Saints of Naples Pietro Torres Warming Room Gesù e Maria Beheading of St Januarius Mattia Preti (copy after) Warming Room Santa Maria dei Lanzati St Januarius with cardinal Alfonso Gesualdo Giovanni Balducci Warming Room Naples Cathedral - Adoration of the Shepherds.