Classical Art in Naples

Discover hidden stories in Renaissance masterpieces

Gods behaving badly

Discover the mischief in mythological art

Lust and violence

Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte

How stolen masterpieces were saved

Online Exhibit

Capodimente's confiscated paintings

And how the "monuments man" brought them home

Watch Icarus falling!

A story about flying too close to the sun

Fall of Icarus by Carl Saraceni

Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte

The details you might have missed

Guided tours of iconic artworks

Online Exhibit

An outlawed artist paints a brutal scene

Caravaggio's "Flagellation of Christ"

Online Exhibit

A closer look at the molten wax

El Greco's "Boy Blowing an Ember"

Online Exhibit

Find out the meaning behind the ostrich

Giorgio Vasari's "Allegory of Justice"

Online Exhibit

How do we know this is Mary Magdalene?

Titian's "Penitent Magdalene"

Editorial Feature

From the Museum to Your Screen

The importance of digitizing Museo di Capodimonte’s vast collection

See the brushstrokes, up close

Zoom into the details of Museo di Capodimonte's masterpieces

Portrait of a Young Woman called ‘Antea’

Parmigianino (Francesco Mazzola)

Painted saints

Exploring the ways saints have been depicted in art

Online Exhibit

Visions of glory

Breathing new life into familiar stories

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