Treasure of Naples

 

The legendary Treasure of San Gennaro is now on view at the Musée Maillol, the first time this magnificent collection has ever left Italy. Dedicated to the patron saint of Naples, it consists of jewels, statues and religious items donated over a 700-year period by popes and kings. Le Trésor de Naples – Les Joyaux de San Gennaro includes such showstoppers as a bishop’s mitre decorated with more than 3,600 diamonds, rubies and emeralds; an astounding necklace forged from ornate pieces donated by several European sovereigns; 15 colossal busts by the greatest Baroque sculptors and goldsmiths; an elaborate reliquary containing the martyr’s blood; and paintings by Giordano, Spadaro and others portraying the saint and his miracles. .