Comfortable train, rapid, serves hot espresso and juices. An hour’s ride. Arturo ponders maps as we sleuth for more De Mura paintings. We’re to visit the largest Catholic charity, the Pio Monte della Misericordia, to see how many De Muras they own. (The artist was one of the Charity’s major donors). A beautiful art museum sits atop the Charity’s offices in the heart of the city. On other floors people stream into free dental clinics and a daycare for the handicapped poor.
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