Capodimonte porcelain

Capodimonte Porcelain

Capodimonte Porcelain is a specific technique of working and decorating by hands the porcelain to create figures and above all cups of flowers. This process of mouling the porcelain to create the object is followed by a first cooking at 1250 grades, than the object is decorated by hands and cooked again at 750 grades to fix the colours.

The origin

This tradition goes back to 1743 when the Spanish king Charles and his wife the saxon queen Maria Amalia instituted the Real Factory of Capodimonte. During this period the chemist Shepers improuved the composition of the pottery and above all the sculptor Gricci and the decorator Casella contributed to the creation of important works of art. Among all the famous boudoir of queen Maria Amalia interely made of porcelain, from the walls to the lamp. With this factory they gave birth to one of the most famous italian arts. The king collected all the masterpieces in the well known Museum of Capodimonte. After king Charles his son, king Ferdinando IV, continued the production of this peculiar decorative porcelain with the Real Factory Ferdinandea that with the direction of the artist Domenico Venuti lived his greatest period.

The tradition until modern times

The Porcelain of Capodimonte handed on for many years thanks to the creativity of the neapolitan artists. In fact during the second half of IX century the first handicraft factories were born. They all were at family management. In 1867 Alfonso Majello, awarded “knight of job” , founded the Majello factory. Today after four generation the sculptor Lucio Majello and his sons still contribute to the continuity of one of the most famous Italian arts well known all over the world thanks to the masterpieces collected in the National Museum of Capodimonte in Naples, Italy, that still fascinate people who love art.