Capodimonte porcelain
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Capodimonte porcelain is porcelain created by the Capodimonte porcelain manufactory, which operated in Naples, Italy, between 1743 and 1759. Capodimonte is the most significant factory for early Itali
Jar painted by (or in the style of) Giovanni Caselli with three figures of Pulcinella from the commedia dell'arte, 1745–1750. 16.2 cm high
Detail from the porcelain room now in the Palace of Capodimonte
Naples biscuit porcelain group of the Bourbons: King Charles at rear, Ferdinand seated, with his wife and some of their 18 children. Filippo Tagliolini, c. 1784
Shell-shaped snuffbox, by Gricci, Caselli and a goldsmith, 1745–1750
Maria Amalia of Saxony
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Maria Amalia of Saxony was Queen of Spain from 10 August 1759 until her death in 1760 as the wife of King Charles III. Previously, she had been Queen of Naples and Sicily since marrying Charles on 19
Maria Amalia as a child, by Marie-Catherine Silvestre
Maria Amalia of Saxony depicted in 1738 in Polish attire by Louis de Silvestre, Museo del Prado
Equestrian Portrait of Queen Maria Amalia by Francesco Liani
Posthumous portrait of Queen Maria Amelia by Anton Raphael Mengs, c. 1761