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It is the prime repository of [[Naples|Neapolitan]] and general [[Italy|Italian]] cultural heritage in the city. The first and second floors house the '''Galleria Nazionale''' (National Gallery), with paintings from the [[13th Century|13th]] to the [[18th century|18th]] centuries including major works by [[Simone Martini]], [[Titian]], [[Caravaggio]] and the Neapolitan [[Caravaggisti]] (see [[list of works in the Galleria Nazionale di Capodimonte]]). |
It is the prime repository of [[Naples|Neapolitan]] and general [[Italy|Italian]] cultural heritage in the city. The first and second floors house the '''Galleria Nazionale''' (National Gallery), with paintings from the [[13th Century|13th]] to the [[18th century|18th]] centuries including major works by [[Simone Martini]], [[Titian]], [[Caravaggio]] and the Neapolitan [[Caravaggisti]] (see [[list of works in the Galleria Nazionale di Capodimonte]]). |
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Elsewhere in the ''palazzo'' the royal apartments are furnished with antique [[18th century]] furniture and a collection of [[porcelain]] and [[majolica]] from the various royal residences. It was for this palace, after all, that the famous [[Capodimonte Porcelain Factory]] was named. |
Elsewhere in the ''palazzo'' the royal apartments are furnished with antique [[18th century]] furniture and a collection of [[porcelain]] and [[majolica]] from the various royal residences. It was for this palace, after all, that the famous [[Capodimonte Porcelain Factory]] was named. |
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In 1743 the bourbonic king Charles started the tradition of the well known [[porcelain|porcelain of Capodimonte ]]. |
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The palace is situated in the ''Bosco di Capodimonte'' ('Hilltop Wood'), which served as royal hunting preserve and is the site of the Capodimonte porcelain works. |
The palace is situated in the ''Bosco di Capodimonte'' ('Hilltop Wood'), which served as royal hunting preserve and is the site of the Capodimonte porcelain works. |
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Revision as of 15:12, 11 February 2007
The Palace and Museum of Capodimonte Template:In it is a grand Bourbon palazzo in Naples, Italy, formerly the summer residence of the kings of the Two Sicilies. It houses the main museum and art gallery of the city.
It was built at the command of Charles VII, king of Naples and Sicily (later Charles III, king of Spain) and started in 1738 after a design by Giovanni Antonio Medrano, who was also the architect of Naples' beautiful opera house, the Teatro San Carlo. King Charles built it expressly to house the fabulous Farnese art collection which he had inherited from his mother, Elisabetta Farnese, last descendant of the sovereign ducal family of Parma.
It is the prime repository of Neapolitan and general Italian cultural heritage in the city. The first and second floors house the Galleria Nazionale (National Gallery), with paintings from the 13th to the 18th centuries including major works by Simone Martini, Titian, Caravaggio and the Neapolitan Caravaggisti (see list of works in the Galleria Nazionale di Capodimonte).
Elsewhere in the palazzo the royal apartments are furnished with antique 18th century furniture and a collection of porcelain and majolica from the various royal residences. It was for this palace, after all, that the famous Capodimonte Porcelain Factory was named. In 1743 the bourbonic king Charles started the tradition of the well known porcelain of Capodimonte .
The palace is situated in the Bosco di Capodimonte ('Hilltop Wood'), which served as royal hunting preserve and is the site of the Capodimonte porcelain works.
The Museum publishes a large selection of books and pamphlets about its history and collections.