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TheOspedale degli Incurabili (Hospital for the Incurables) orComplesso degli Incurabili is an ancient and prominent hospital complex located on Via Maria Longo in centralNaples,Italy. Part of the complex, including the remarkable pharmacy, are now theMuseo delle arti sanitarie of Naples.
Originally built inRenaissance style, the complex incorporated in the structures of the churches ofSanta Maria del Popolo and Santa Maria Succurre Miseris dei Bianchi, as well as the ospedale (hospital) of Santa Maria del Popolo degli Incurabili. In time, it also incorporated the adjacentS. Maria delle Grazie Maggiore a Caponapoli and its cloister, the monastery of Santa Maria della Consolazione, the church of Santa Maria di Gerusalemme and the cloister of the Trentatré. The hospital was founded in 1521 byMaria Lorenza Longo after she became paralyzed by a malady. Among the main donors of the next century was the merchantGaspar Roomer. In the 19th century, donors included Professor Cotugno and Signore Marchetti of Messina.[1]
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In the mid 18th century, Antonio Maggiocca was the patron for the building of the pharmacy. The structure was designed byBartolomeo Vecchione. Maggiocca’s marble bust inside was sculpted byMatteo Bottiglieri in 1750. The pharmacy remains, generally intact with cabinets and nearly 400maiolica vases (albarelli) for compounds, made byLorenzo Salandra andDonato Massa. The tiled floors were made by Giuseppe Massa. The ceiling was frescoed byPietro Bardellino. The Pharmacy consists of a grand salon, an entrance room, and a small laboratory. The latter is decorated in stucco and has an elaborate table by the woodworker Agostino Fucito.
The renaissance style funereal monument by the main altar was completed byGiovanni da Nola. The Frescoes in the church were completed byGiuliano Bugiardini,Marco Cardisco,Francesco De Mura,Marco Pino,Giovanni Battista Rossi, andCarlo Sellitto. In the Cappella Montalto is an altarpiece byGirolamo D'Auria. The sacristy was frescoed by Giovanni Battista Rossi.
The church ofSanta Maria dei Bianchi (orCongregation of the Bianchi della Giustizia) was a church build by a white-robed confraternity attached to the complex, and whose role was the assistance to those condemned to death. The church was founded in 1473. In 1673, it was restored inBaroque style byDionisio Lazzari. Much of the church as well as the pharmacy now is in poor state. The main altar has a statue of the Virgin byGiovanni da Nola, while the ceiling was frescoed byGiovanni Battista Beinaschi. The sacristy has frescoes byPaolo De Matteis depicting members of the confraternity.
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