L’architettura ecclesiastica all’epoca di Carlo II d’Angiò. Riflessioni sulla definizione di un modello costruttivo

With the rise of Naples as the capital of the kingdom from onwards, a new architectural model is emerging which seems to affect some ecclesiastical buildings. is is the result of the French imported language and spatial conception, as well as of the autochthonous construction techniques. It would seem to find its origins in the layout of the church of San Domenico Maggiore ( - ) – borrowed in turn from central Italy – and its refinement in the cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta in Naples ( - ) and then reached its peak in the cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta in Lucera ( - ). In this last building, in fact, it is possible to see the crystallization of some decorative and constructive solutions used in the previous examples. is construction model was then replicated from the first decade of the XIV century in the church of San Pietro a Majella in Naples and in the church of San Domenico in L’Aquila ( construction began). e contribution aims to investigate the elements of continuity between different building and provide an overview of some elements, related to the spatial conformation and detail solutions (not systematically investigated by critics), with the aim of analyzing the birth and development of the construction model under examination