Italy Guide
Campania
Piazza San Domenico Maggiore
Further on, Piazza San Domenico Maggiore is marked by the Guglia di San Domenico, built in 1737 – one of the whimsical Baroque obelisks that were originally put up after times of plague or disease or to celebrate the Virgin. The church (daily 7.15am– noon & 5–7pm) of the same name flanks the north side of the square, an originally Gothic building from 1289, one of whose chapels holds a miraculous painting of the Crucifixion which is said to have spoken to St Thomas Aquinas during his time at the adjacent monastery. Look also at the Brancaccio chapel on the right; the clear, bright frescoes here by Pietro Cavallini date back to the early fourteenth century.