' ( in English , '' The Pardon of Gesualdo '' ' '' ) is an altarpiece created in 1609 by the Florentine painter Giovanni Balducci for a commission from the madrigal composer Carlo Gesualdo , Prince of Venosa , of the kingdom of Naples . Conserved in the private chapel of Gesualdo 's church , Santa Maria delle Grazie , the painting underwent important restorations in the late twentieth century , following the destructive Irpinia earthquake of 1980
Irpinia earthquake of 1980
1980 Irpinia earthquake
Il Perdono di Gesualdo