Murale 'Totò e la Banda degli Onesti'
Napoli (NA)
KnownStreet art
The story
Totò and Peppino De Filippo return to the walls of Napoli in the scene from 'La Banda degli Onesti', funny and tender, where a little cup of coffee becomes a lesson in life.
The story
In the Rione Sanità, the mural dedicated to Totò celebrates the most loved son of the neighbourhood: Antonio de Curtis, known as Totò, born here in 1898. 'The prince of laughter', among the greatest comedians of the Italian twentieth century, never forgot his working-class roots: the mural is one of the signs of the artistic and civic rebirth that in recent years has transformed the Sanità.
What to see
The street-art work, with the unmistakable face of Totò, has become an affectionate stop on the tour of the neighbourhood. It is part of a flowering of murals and cultural projects that tell of the Sanità of today: a district that has made its own identity and its own art an engine of redemption.
Hours and prices
Free entry.
Tips
It is a mural on the street, seen freely while strolling through the Sanità: look for it while exploring the neighbourhood among churches, palaces and catacombs. The best way to experience the Sanità is on foot, perhaps with the local social enterprises that tell of its rebirth.
Frequently asked questions
Who was Totò?
Antonio de Curtis, known as Totò, 'the prince of laughter', among the greatest Italian comedians of the twentieth century, born in the Rione Sanità of Naples in 1898.
Where is the mural of Totò?
In the Rione Sanità, in Naples, the actor's birth neighbourhood.
What does the mural of Totò represent?
A tribute to the most famous son of the neighbourhood and a sign of the artistic and cultural rebirth of the Sanità.
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