Routine work on the electrical system in the Chapel of San Lorenzo in Ticciano has brought to light fragments of frescoes and sinopie. The find was reported in local press and confirmed by the Archdiocese of Sorrento-Castellammare.

What was found

The fragments re-emerged inside the Chapel of San Lorenzo, in Ticciano, during work on the electrical network. According to the validated reports, the paintings were found beneath a layer of plaster.

No complete description of the subjects depicted has been documented so far. The available evidence does not support a reconstruction of the iconography.

A provisional fourteenth-century dating

A first stylistic assessment provisionally links the paintings to the second half of the fourteenth century.

That dating remains preliminary. It has not yet been confirmed by a definitive art-historical or diagnostic report, and no attribution has been documented.

Reported to the heritage authority

The parish priest, don Pasquale Vanacore, reported the discovery to the Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio for the Metropolitan Area of Naples.

Inspections and further investigation are still needed to establish the extent, dating and significance of the paintings. Their state of conservation and the full extent of the surviving decoration have not yet been documented.

Ticciano, a hillside hamlet of Vico Equense

Ticciano is a hillside hamlet of Vico Equense. Local tourism documentation notes that it preserves other traces of local history.

The same source also records Ticciano for its artisanal production of baskets hand-woven from chestnut wood. For readers exploring the area, the hamlet therefore offers a wider local context beyond the chapel itself.

What visitors should know

There is currently no verified information about public access to the Chapel of San Lorenzo, nor about an opening schedule. Readers should not assume the chapel can be visited at present.

Until the inspections are completed, the extent of the frescoes, their conservation needs and their historical value remain open questions.