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A Palace of Riches in Naples
By Linda Tancs
Transformed into a public museum in 1957, Capodimonte Museum in Naples, Italy, represents the legacy of four great European dynasties: the Italian aristocratic Farnese family, the Bourbon kings of Naples and Spain, the family of Napoleon Bonaparte and the Italian Savoy monarchy. King Charles of Bourbon began construction of the palace in 1738 to display the Renaissance and Baroque collection given to him by his mother. Today’s collection boasts over 47,000 works of art spanning the Middle Ages to the 21st century, featuring masterpieces by Raphael, Titian, Pieter Brueghel the Elder, Parmigianino, Caravaggio and many more. Don’t miss a walk through the Royal Wood, a historic garden adjoining the palace with over 400 different plant species planted over the course of two centuries.
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