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"Masterpieces from the Museum of Capodimonte in Naples, from Renaissance to Baroque" Exhibition

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As indicated by its name, which means top of the hill, the Museo di Capodimonte actually is on the top of a hill in Naples. It is renowned as one of the finest museums in Italy. The museum's collections center on works assembled by the Farnese family in the 16th century. The first half of the exhibition introduces works collected by the Farnese family from the Renaissance and Baroque periods, while the second half focuses on 17th century Neapolitan painting. In total, the exhibition consists of approximately 80 paintings, sculptures, decorative art works, and drawings.

Lectures:
July 24th (Sat) 14:00 – 15:30
Shinsuke Watanabe (Curator, NMWA) “Painting in Rome and Naples during the Baroque Period”
August 14th (Sat) 14:00 – 15:30
Hiromasa Kanayama (Associate Professor, Keio University) “An Invitation to Italian Baroque Architecture”

NB: Lecture content may change without notice.

Schedule

Jun 26 (Sat) 2010-Sep 26 (Sun) 2010

Opening Hours Information

Hours	9:30-17:30 Closes at 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.
Closed	Monday Open on a public holiday Monday but closed on the following day. Closed during the New Year holidays.
Notice	Open on July 19th, August 16th, September 20th (Mon), closed on July 20th, September 21st (Tue)

Fee

Adults ¥1500 , University Students ¥1200, High School Students ¥700, *Free for Junior High School Students or younger, and all those with disability identification accompanied by one attendant

Website

http://www.nmwa.go.jp/en/exhibitions/capo201006.html