Visiting Naples by Way of the Louvre

Visiting Naples by Way of the Louvre
Mannerist room at the Museo di Capodimonte in Naples, Italy. Artworks are now on display at “Naples in Paris: The Louvre hosts the Museo di Capodimonte.”Courtesy of the Louvre
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The world’s most visited museum, the Louvre, is currently presenting the long-term exhibit “Naples in Paris: The Louvre hosts the Museo di Capodimonte” through Jan. 8, 2024. This show features a loan of over 60 artworks from the Neapolitan Museo di Capodimonte, one of Italy’s largest and most significant museums.

This Italian museum has a world-class collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and objects d’art that are all housed in a former royal palace on a hill overlooking Naples. Its reconstitution from monarchical home to public museum parallels that of the Louvre, also once a royal residence.

Michelle Plastrik
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