Murena worked on a number of Vanvitelli's projects, including the
campanile at the
Basilica della Santa Casa on
Loreto. After Vanvitelli left for Naples in 1751, Murena took over completion of a number of his commissions, including
Sant'Agostino, Rome and the
Biblioteca Angelica. Murena was director of the works at a church of Monte Morcino in
Perugia for the
Olivetan monks. This led to a commission to design the chapel decorations for the abbey church of the monastery of S. Maria in Campis at Foligno. In 1743 he designed for the Olivetans, the new abbey church of
S. Croce di Sassovivo near Foligno. He also designed the tabernacle for the Cathedral of
Terni. In 1759 he became a member of the
Accademia di San Luca. In 1760 he designed for the Franciscan nuns the church of the Holy Trinity at Foligno. In Rome, Murena constructed the
Zampai chapel and its funereal monuments, all found in
Sant'Antonio dei Portoghesi. Murena's work has been discussed in many books on Baroque architecture in Italy. ==References==