Greek and Roman Sculpture from Napoli
Napoli
National Museum, with excavations from Herculaneum and Pompei, as well
the Farnese collection from Rome. See also the famous bronzes
from Herculaneum and Pompei, Vesuvius protected
them from their
usual fate: scrap metal for future use...
Venus turning back to see her reflection in a pond....
Plaster copy of the same Venus statue (in the Museo Nationale
in Napoli,
the head is a modern reproduction)
The most fascinating marble ensemble that came to us from
hellenistic
/ Roman days (it is likely a Roman copy, but could also be a
hellenistic
original)
National
Museum, Naples
The Hercules Farnese, from Rome to Napoli....
A smaller copy in bronze from the Louvre in Paris
Deer hunted by dogs, one of a pair of sculptures
From the National
Museum in Napoli
Goats at play
Venus with golden bikini
Also a respectable collection of Roman emperors
Claudius
Marcus Aurelius portrait
Severus Alexander
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