The Farnese Collection is one of the first collections of artistic items from Greco-Roman antiquity. It includes some of the most influential classical works, including the sculptures that were part o
The Farnese Hercules at the Naples National Archaeological Museum
Apollo seated with lyre. Porphyry and marble, 2nd century AD. Farnese collection, National Archaeological Museum, Naples
Nike, 2nd-3rd century, in the Naples National Archeological Museum. Photo by Paolo Monti, 1969
Farnese Hermes in the British Museum
The Farnese Bull, formerly in the Farnese collection in Rome, is a massive and elaborated Roman copy of a Hellenistic sculpture. It is the largest single sculpture yet recovered from antiquity. Along
The Farnese Bull
Engravings such as this, dated 1633, made the image familiar.
View showing the standing figure of Antiope that is obscured in typical photographs of the sculpture
The Farnese Bull as it was depicted in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), v. 12, 1911, Plate I, between pp. 480 and 481 (or pp. 472 and 473 depending on edition), Fig. 51.