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| + | The '''Farnese Collection''' was a collection of [[ancient art]] that belonged to the [[House of Farnese]]. It is now the core of the [[Naples National Archaeological Museum]] and its adjacent [[Secret Museum, Naples|secret museum]]. The collection includes a [[engraved gem]]s (including the [[Farnese Cup]] and other pieces from "[[Treasure of the Magnificent]]". Many of the gems came from the collections of [[Cosimo de' Medici]] and [[Lorenzo il Magnifico]]. An important part of the collection are the [[marble sculpture]]s known as the [[Farnese Marbles]]. | ||
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| + | The Farnese Marbles are a group of classical sculptures that form part of the Farnese Collection which can be seen in the National Archaeological Museum (Museo Archaeologico Nazionale) in Naples. One of the reasons for their importance is that they include [[Roman copies of classical Greek sculpture]][http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/rogr/hd_rogr.htm], which are in many cases the only surviving indications of what the work of ancient Greek sculptors such as [[Kalamis]], [[Kritius]] and [[Nesiotes]] were like as the Greek originals have been lost. | ||
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| + | Notable works include the Roman ''[[Farnese Bull]]'', the largest known sculpture from classical antiquity, the sculpture '[[Harmodius and Aristogeiton]]', a Roman copy of a bronze work that once stood in the Agora of Athens, the ''[[Farnese Artemis]]'', again a Roman copy of a Greek original, a collection of busts of Roman emperors, and another set of Roman sculptures (again mainly copies of Greek work) that once stood in the [[Baths of Caracalla]] in Rome. | ||
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The Farnese Collection was a collection of ancient art that belonged to the House of Farnese. It is now the core of the Naples National Archaeological Museum and its adjacent secret museum. The collection includes a engraved gems (including the Farnese Cup and other pieces from "Treasure of the Magnificent". Many of the gems came from the collections of Cosimo de' Medici and Lorenzo il Magnifico. An important part of the collection are the marble sculptures known as the Farnese Marbles.
Farnese Marbles
The Farnese Marbles are a group of classical sculptures that form part of the Farnese Collection which can be seen in the National Archaeological Museum (Museo Archaeologico Nazionale) in Naples. One of the reasons for their importance is that they include Roman copies of classical Greek sculpture[1], which are in many cases the only surviving indications of what the work of ancient Greek sculptors such as Kalamis, Kritius and Nesiotes were like as the Greek originals have been lost.
Notable works include the Roman Farnese Bull, the largest known sculpture from classical antiquity, the sculpture 'Harmodius and Aristogeiton', a Roman copy of a bronze work that once stood in the Agora of Athens, the Farnese Artemis, again a Roman copy of a Greek original, a collection of busts of Roman emperors, and another set of Roman sculptures (again mainly copies of Greek work) that once stood in the Baths of Caracalla in Rome.
