The Crypt of the Original Sin was the place of worship of a Benedictine monastery rock of the Lombard period. Is embellished with a cycle of frescoes dating from the eighth and ninth centuries, I hung by the artist known as the Painter of Matera Flowers and expressing the historical characters of Benedictine-Beneventan. The left wall is moved by three niches, on which the triarchie of the Apostles are respectively depicted, the Virgin Queen and the Archangels. The bottom wall, instead, It is enlivened by a large series of paintings depicting episodes of the Creation and the Original Sin. The precious frescoes, for years attacked by mosses, lichens and cyanobacteria, It has been recovered thanks to the Zétema Foundation project, consulting with the Central Institute of Restoration and the participation of committed professionalism. The restoration, made possible thanks to financing from the Cariplo Foundation in Milan, CARISBO of Bologna and Cassa di Piacenza e Vigevano Savings in the South Development Project ACRI, It is a scientific reference model, a code of practice for future action on the world rock heritage. The crypt of original sin - Matera A few kilometers from Matera, along the Appia Antica, in locations Pietrapenta, It is the oldest and most suggestive evidence of rock art in Southern Italy: the Crypt of Original Sin, a cave used as a church in the ninth century B.C.. by Benedictine monks, completely painted by the skilful hand of the "painter of flowers Matera". Discovered in May Far 1963 by a group of young enthusiasts materani, a shelter for herds The Crypt of Original Sin has become one of the must-see stops on a visit to City of Rocks. Called the "Sistine Chapel" of rock wall painting for the cycle of frescoes depicting the theme of Creation and the Original Sin, Crypt is "offering" in an innovative way to the visitor through an audio path supported by a speech "wise and discreet" in light design that reveal the artistic importance of his illustrations he tells the story, in a mix of emotions, spirituality and culture.