Murale di San Gennaro (Jorit)
Forcella
KnownStreet art
The story
Fifteen metres high on a facade in Forcella, Jorit's San Gennaro has the face of a young worker marked by the two red stripes of the human tribe.
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The story
The great mural of San Gennaro is one of the best-known works of the Neapolitan street artist Jorit (Ciro Cerullo), made in the Forcella district. Jorit portrays the patron saint as a man of the people, with his unmistakable style: a realistic and monumental face, marked on the cheeks by two red stripes that the artist links to the concept of 'Human Tribe', the belonging to a single human family.
What to see
A gigantic and deeply human San Gennaro who watches over Forcella from the façade of a building: the saint with the features of a street boy, an image of identity and redemption for the district. One of the symbol-murals of contemporary Naples.
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The work is on a building in Forcella, a working-class and inhabited district of the centre: it is admired from the street, with respect for those who live there. Jorit is an artist also known for public stances that have caused debate: here what counts is the work and its bond with the district.
Frequently asked questions
Who painted the mural of San Gennaro in Forcella?
The Neapolitan street artist Jorit (Ciro Cerullo), who portrays the patron as a man of the people, with his hallmark of the two red stripes on the face.
Where is Jorit's mural of San Gennaro?
In the Forcella district, in the centre of Naples, on the façade of a building; it is admired from the street.
What do the red stripes on Jorit's faces mean?
The artist links them to the scarifications of ancient traditions and to the concept of 'Human Tribe', the belonging of all to a single human family.
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