Ptolemy II Philadelphus in the Library of Alexandria

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Ptolemy II Philadelphus in
the Library of Alexandria
File:Ptoleme2 Vincenzo Camuccini 1813.jpg
ArtistVincenzo Camuccini
Year1813
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions263 cm × 337 cm (104 in × 133 in)
LocationNational Museum of Capodimonte, Naples

Ptolemy Philadelphus in the Library of Alexandria is an 1813 oil on canvas painting by Vincenzo Camuccini.[1] It is now in the National Museum of Capodimonte in Naples.[2]

History

The work was commissioned by Napoleon I along with Charlemagne Ordering Italian Scholars to Found the University of Paris, both for the central hall of Rome's Palazzo del Quirinale.[3] It shows Ptolemy II Philadelphus in red robes among several philosophers in the Library of Alexandria.[3] The artist had recently returned to Italy from Paris and decided to accept the commission. Ptolemy was then moved to the Capodimonte Palace by Gioacchino Murat and then in 1867 moved to the Palazzo Reale di Napoli, before being given to the Camera dei deputati in Palazzo Montecitorio in Rome.[4] It later returned to Naples and since 1997 has hung in its original position in Room 31 of the Royal Apartments, also known as the Salone della Culla.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Descrizione del dipinto" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. ↑ "Museo nazionale di Capodimonte – Sito ufficiale" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 (in Italian) Touring Club Italiano, Museo di Capodimonte, Milano, Touring Club Editore, 2012. ISBN 978-88-365-2577-5, p 158.
  4. ↑ (in Italian) Mario Sapio, Il Museo di Capodimonte, Napoli, Arte'm, 2012. ISBN 978-88-569-0303-4, p. 130.
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