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The National Archaeological Museum of Naples (Italian: Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, abbr. MANN) is an important Italian archaeological museum, particularly for ancient Roman remains. Its collection includes works from Greek , Roman and Renaissance times, and especially Roman artifacts from the nearby Pompeii , Stabiae and Herculaneum ...
Entrance to the Gabinetto Segreto. The Secret Museum or Secret Cabinet (Italian: Gabinetto Segreto) in Naples is the collection of 1st-century Roman erotic art found in Pompeii and Herculaneum, now held in separate galleries at the National Archaeological Museum in Naples, the former Museo Borbonico.
The Bourbon Tunnel, Tunnel Borbonico or Bourbon Gallery (Italian: Galleria Borbonica) is an ancient underground passage, constructed for military purposes to connect the Royal Palace to military barracks in Naples, Italy. The monarchy in the era of King Ferdinand II of Bourbon was fearful of the
The museum was founded by Charles in 1755 also to house the findings from the excavations of Herculaneum. Salon with frescoes with quadratura . Since the new royal palace was not large enough to house the whole court, it stimulated construction of other grand residences in the neighborhood, 122 of which are now known as the Vesuvian Villas.
Le Antichità was designed more to impress readers with the quality of the objects in the King of Naples' collection than to be used in research. The book gave impetus to the neoclassical movement in Europe by giving artists and decorators access to a huge store of Hellenistic motifs.
Main menu. move to sidebar hide. Navigation ... Pietro Bardellino (17 February 1728, Naples - 1806, Naples) ... which later became part of the Real Museo Borbonico.
The Farnese Hercules at the Naples National Archaeological Museum. The Farnese Collection is one of the first collections of artistic items from Greco-Roman antiquity.It includes some of the most influential classical works, including the sculptures that were part of the Farnese Marbles, their collection of statuary, which includes world-famous works like the Farnese Hercules, Farnese Cup ...
Original flag of the Army of the Two Sicilies. The Army of the Two Sicilies, also known as the Royal Army of His Majesty the King of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (Reale esercito di Sua Maestà il Re del Regno delle Due Sicilie), the Bourbon Army (Esercito Borbonico) or the Neapolitan Army (Esercito Napoletano), was the land forces of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, whose armed forces also ...