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The '''Cappella Sansevero''' (also known as the ''Capella Sansevero de' Sangri'' or ''Pietatella'') is a chapel north of the church of [[San Domenico Maggiore]], in the historic center of [[Naples]], [[Italy]]. The chapel is more properly named the Chapel of ''Santa Maria della Pietà'', or the ''Pietatella''. Its origin dates to 1590 when the Sansevero family had a private chapel built in what were then the gardens of the nearby family residence, the Palazzo Sansevero. Definitive form was given to the chapel by [[Raimondo di Sangro]], Prince of Sansevero. |
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| Name = Nina Simone And Piano |
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| Type = Album |
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| Artist = [[Nina Simone]] |
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| Cover = Ninasimoneandpiano.jpg |
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| Released = 1969 |
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| Recorded = RCA Studio's [[New York City]] 1968, September 16 & October 1 |
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| Genre = [[Vocal music|Vocal]]<br/>[[Soul music|Soul]]<br/>[[Jazz]]<br/>[[Folk music|Folk]] |
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| Label = [[RCA Records|RCA victor]] |
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| Producer = Stroud Productions |
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| Reviews = *[[Allmusic]] {{Rating|2.5|5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:y9kxlf3ehcqo link] |
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| Last album = ''[['Nuff Said!]]''<br />(1968) |
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| This album = '''''Nina Simone and Piano'''''<br />(1969) |
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| Next album = ''[[To Love Somebody (Nina Simone album)|To Love Somebody]]''<br />(1969) |
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==Works of art== |
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'''''Nina Simone And Piano''''' is an album by American [[singer-songwriter]] and pianist [[Nina Simone]]. |
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The chapel houses three idiosyncratic sculptures. These statues are emblematic of the excesses of artifice in late-[[Baroque]]. The ''Veiled Truth'' (also called ''Modesty'' or ''Chastity'') was completed by [[Antonio Corradini]] in 1750 as a tomb monument dedicated to Cecilia Gaetani dell'Aquila d'Aragona, mother of Raimondo. A ''Christ Veiled under a Shroud'' (also called ''Veiled Christ''), shows the influence of the veiled ''Modesty'', and was completed in 1753 by [[Giuseppe Sanmartino]] (1720-1793). The ''Release from Deception'' by [[Francesco Queirolo]] of Genoa serves as a monument to Raimondo's father. |
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==Anatomical exhibit== |
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On this concept album we only hear Simone's voice accompanied by her own piano playing. The album was critically acclaimed, but sold badly. Part of this was because the previous album ''[[Nuff Said]]'' (1968), featured a surprise hit single ("Ain't Got No-I Got Life"), raising expectations which the concept driven ''And Piano'' could not measure up to. |
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The chapel also displays two early examples of a form of [[plastination]] in its basement. These "human machines" (''macchine anatomiche'') are examples of the process of "human metallization" (''metallizzazione umana'') as implemented by anatomist [[Giuseppe Salerno]] ca. [[1760]] from a commission by [[Raimondo di Sangro]]. The exhibit consists of a mature male and a pregnant woman. Their skeletons are encased in the hardened arteries and veins which are colored red and blue respectively. Historians have surmised that the corpses could have been created by injecting the hardening substances directly into the veins of living subjects.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/project/other-staff-projects/peters-anatom/index.htm|title=The anatomical machines of the Prince of Sansevero|coauthors=Renata Peters and Lucia Dacome|date=last modified August 23, 2007|publisher=University College London (UCL)|accessdate=2008-08-05}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Nina was very fond of this album, stating that instead of being remembered by "[[My Baby Just Cares For Me]]", she would've rather be remembered for ''Nina Simone And Piano''. {{Fact|date=February 2007}} |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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== Information about songs on this album == |
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* [http://www.museosansevero.it Sansevero Chapel Website] {{it icon}} |
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*"Compensation", this song, based on a poem, also features an added [[Organ (music)|organ]]. |
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* [http://www.napolitudine.com/Video/documentari/CappellaSansevero.htm Video of the Sansevero Chapel] {{it icon}} |
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*"Who Am I?", a song about [[reincarnation]]. |
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*"The Desperate Ones", a translation of a song by [[Jacques Brel]]. |
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==Track listing== |
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#"Seems Like I'm Never Tired Lovin' You" |
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#"Nobody's Fault But Mine" |
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#"I Think It's Gonna Rain Today" |
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#"Everyone's Gone To The Moon" |
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#"Compensation" |
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#"Who Am I?" |
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#"Another Spring" |
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#"The Human Touch" |
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#"I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes)" |
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#"The Desperate Ones" |
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Additional tracks from the same recording sessions, available on the 2003 re-release: |
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*"Music For Lovers" |
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*"In Love In Vain" |
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*"I'll Look Around" |
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*"The Man With The Horn" |
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Revision as of 08:34, 13 October 2008
The Cappella Sansevero (also known as the Capella Sansevero de' Sangri or Pietatella) is a chapel north of the church of San Domenico Maggiore, in the historic center of Naples, Italy. The chapel is more properly named the Chapel of Santa Maria della Pietà, or the Pietatella. Its origin dates to 1590 when the Sansevero family had a private chapel built in what were then the gardens of the nearby family residence, the Palazzo Sansevero. Definitive form was given to the chapel by Raimondo di Sangro, Prince of Sansevero.
Works of art
The chapel houses three idiosyncratic sculptures. These statues are emblematic of the excesses of artifice in late-Baroque. The Veiled Truth (also called Modesty or Chastity) was completed by Antonio Corradini in 1750 as a tomb monument dedicated to Cecilia Gaetani dell'Aquila d'Aragona, mother of Raimondo. A Christ Veiled under a Shroud (also called Veiled Christ), shows the influence of the veiled Modesty, and was completed in 1753 by Giuseppe Sanmartino (1720-1793). The Release from Deception by Francesco Queirolo of Genoa serves as a monument to Raimondo's father.
Anatomical exhibit
The chapel also displays two early examples of a form of plastination in its basement. These "human machines" (macchine anatomiche) are examples of the process of "human metallization" (metallizzazione umana) as implemented by anatomist Giuseppe Salerno ca. 1760 from a commission by Raimondo di Sangro. The exhibit consists of a mature male and a pregnant woman. Their skeletons are encased in the hardened arteries and veins which are colored red and blue respectively. Historians have surmised that the corpses could have been created by injecting the hardening substances directly into the veins of living subjects.[1]
References
- ^ "The anatomical machines of the Prince of Sansevero". University College London (UCL). last modified August 23, 2007. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
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