Capodimonte Museum

Overview

The Museo di Capodimonte is one of the most important Italian museums; its art collection is made by the Farnese and Borbone collections. The museum preserves also a series of paintings coming from Neapolitan churches, among them two Caravaggio masterpieces.

Tour details

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Open from Thursday to Tuesday from 98:30 to 19:30; closed on Wednesday, January 1st and December 25th. Cashier closes one hour before.

Audioguides available in Italian and English; duration 1 hour and 10 minutes

Cancellation Policy:
For cancellations once a confirmation code has been assigned to the reservation, and for no shows, we can refund cost of unused tickets minus service fee (reservation fee and online booking fee).

Details

Upon the accession of Charles of Bourbon to the throne of Naples in 1734, the monarchy became a system of royal seats named Siti Reali, located around the city. With Portici and Caserta, Capodimonte represents the most relevant episode of this wide framework.

In 1738 Charles of Bourbon decided to build on Capodimonte hill a rest-home for the hunting, upon a plan by Antonio Medrano, and it was completed a century later. From 1758 to 1806, the historical and artistic cores of the Farnese collection, which Carlo di Borbone had inherited from his mother Elisabetta, and from the Roman palace of the family were placed in the Neapolitan palace.

During the French decade from 1806 to 1815, the Reggia became a residence. The rooms of the Palazzo were furnished to accommodate the new sovereigns, and all the art works and the antiques were brought to the Palazzo degli Studi.

At the end of the 18th Century, a true Gallery of Modern Art, made up of paintings and sculptures by living Neapolitan artists, was created in some halls of the palace. In 1920, the palace passed from the Crown to the State property, and, in 1957, the Museo e Gallerie Nazionali di Capodimonte opened to the public.

The Museo di Capodimonte is one of the most important Italian museums; its art collection is made by the Farnese and Borbone collections. The Farnese collection was initiated by Alessandro Farnese (later Pope Paul III), and it can be divided in 2 branches: the Roman collection (that includes works by Raffaello, Sebastiano Del Piombo, Tiziano, El Greco, the Carracci brothers and Botticelli) and the Parmesan collection (important works by emilian and flemish painters).The Farnese collection was inherited by Charles of Bourbon, and it was enriched in the course of two centuries of important acquisitions in the Bourbon age, forming what now is named the Borbone collection.

The museum preserves also a series of paintings coming from Neapolitan churches, among them two Caravaggio masterpieces.

In the rooms of the museum one can admire paintings from the Ligurian - Provenzal school, from Tuscany and Verona of the Fifteenth century, from the Emilia and Veneto schools of the Sixteenth, Seventeenth and Eighteenth centuries; works by mannerists and Flemishes of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth centuries and a rich collection of Neapolitan school of Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Seventeenth centuries.

At the second floor of the museum is located the collection of contemporary art. These works of art are praiseworthy because they are emblematic of the production of famous artists, who worked in the last decades artistic movements.

Prices

Full price tickets; reduced and free tickets can only be gotten directly at museums and monuments in Naples

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