Centro storico di Vico Equense (tour Armando De Stefano)

Vico Equense preserves works by painter Armando De Stefano in civic and religious buildings across its historic centre.

Why it matters

The distribution of De Stefano's paintings connects the twentieth-century artist with the town he adopted as an important setting for exhibitions and civic life. His work adds a modern artistic layer to a historic centre better known for churches and coastal views.

What to notice

Works by De Stefano are held in the former cathedral of Santissima Annunziata, the church of San Giovanni Evangelista in Bonea and the Antico Palazzo Comunale. Together they show different aspects of his career and the settings in which his paintings are displayed.

Context and history

Armando De Stefano was born in Naples in 1926 and died in 2021. He began exhibiting in 1947 with the Gruppo Sud and later taught at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli from 1959 to 1992. Vico Equense honoured him as an honorary citizen and preserves a number of his works.