Naples and Paris share a checkered history, one bound by Catholicism, pastry, and a centuries-old artistic exchange—and fractured by conflict and Napoleonic occupation. Its principal art institutions, ...

Inside the Capodimonte museum in Naples lives a marvel of 18th-century Rococo design. Known as the porcelain boudoir of Maria Amalia of Saxony, queen of Naples, the chamber evokes an otherworldly ...

Originally commissioned in 1738 as a hunting lodge for Charles VII, king of Naples and Sicily, this grand palace took more than a century to construct. These days, it serves as a museum, hanging works ...

Naples is not just a B-list Italian city or a gritty point of departure to Capri or Pompeii. It’s the former seat of an entire kingdom that, after Italy’s unification, had its treasury looted and its ...

The Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte in Naples, Italy, is the getaway that doesn’t require going away. Once a palace and hunting grounds for King Charles VII of Naples and Sicily, the public venue ...

Last time the top jobs at some of the country’s most prestigious art institutions came up, many went to foreign candidates. This time, that’s unlikely. By Elisabetta Povoledo Elisabetta Povoledo ...

Turner Auctions + Appraisals will present the Gladyne K. Mitchell Estate on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at 10:30 am PDT.

A collection of rare ornaments worth up to £100,000 have been stolen in a burglary. The haul, external from Little Aston, near Sutton Coldfield, featured pieces by Italian porcelain manufacturers ...