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paintings by Anton Smink Pitloo and Gaspar van Wittel. The latter artist is the father of
celebrated architect Luigi Vanvitelli
ARCHITECTURE
Galleria Umberto I
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( Via San Carlo; R2 to Via San Carlo) Paging Milan's Galleria Vittorio Emanuele,
Naples' most-famous 19th-century arcade is a breathtaking pairing of richly adorned neo-
Renaissance fronts and a delicate glass ceiling capped by a lofty, 56m dome. Complete
with a sumptuous marble floor, the galleria is at its most spectacular at night, when it be-
comes a surreal setting for impromptu soccer games.
Accademia di Belle Arti
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( 081 44 18 87; www.accademiadinapoli.it ; Via Santa Maria di Costantinopoli 107,
entry from Via Bellini; admission free; 10am-1.30pm Tue-Sat, 2-6pm Fri; Dante)
The 2nd-floor gallery at Naples' esteemed Academy of Fine Arts houses an important col-
lection of 19th- and 20th-century Neapolitan work, many by former academy alumni, in-
cluding watercolourist Giacinti Gigante and sculptor Vincenzo Gemito. That so many of
Gemito's busts were created in 1874 is not a coincidence - he frantically chipped away to
pay his way out of military service.
The building itself was once the convent of San Giovanni Battista delle Monache. Built
in the 17th century, it was given a thorough makeover in 1864 by architect Enrico Alvino,
who gave the structure a neoclassical facade, a grand staircase and two noble lions to
guard the main entrance.
GALLERY
La Pignasecca
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( Via Pignasecca; 8am-1pm; Toledo) Naples' oldest street market is a multisensory
escapade into a world of wriggling seafood, drool-inducing delis and clued-up casalinghe
(housewives) on the hunt for perfect produce. Shop for local cheeses and vino at Antiche
Delizie and scour the streetside stalls for everything from discounted perfume and linen to
Neapolitan hip-hop CDs and dirt-cheap designer bags and threads.
MARKET
Piazza Dante
PIAZZA
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