This contribution intends to delve deeper into the practice of reusing ancient marble and the re-enactment of the ancient, in the most important construction site of the kingdom of Naples. Charles III took two columns of "ancient green" from the Norman Cathedral of Oria, demolished in 1750 by bishop Castrese Scaja following the damage suffered in the earthquake of 1743. The two marble columns were given as a gift by the bishop to the queen, and in exchange, the king subsidized the construction of the new baroque cathedral with 8000 ducats. The architect designing the Royal Palace of Caserta, Luigi Vanvitelli, thus reused the "antique green" marble columns in the form of bands of the squares in the Chapel of the Royal Palace.

Luigi Vanvitelli e i marmi antichi: le due colonne di “verde antico” della cattedrale normanna di Oria (Brindisi) reimpiegati nella Reggia di Caserta

Delli Santi M.
2024

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This contribution intends to delve deeper into the practice of reusing ancient marble and the re-enactment of the ancient, in the most important construction site of the kingdom of Naples. Charles III took two columns of "ancient green" from the Norman Cathedral of Oria, demolished in 1750 by bishop Castrese Scaja following the damage suffered in the earthquake of 1743. The two marble columns were given as a gift by the bishop to the queen, and in exchange, the king subsidized the construction of the new baroque cathedral with 8000 ducats. The architect designing the Royal Palace of Caserta, Luigi Vanvitelli, thus reused the "antique green" marble columns in the form of bands of the squares in the Chapel of the Royal Palace.
2024
Istituto di Scienze del Patrimonio Culturale - ISPC
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Luigi Vanvitelli, Reggia di Caserta, Cattedrale di Oria, marmi antichi, reimpiegoff
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