Campania Collection (#6)

Amalfi - Panorama, c1910. [G. Criscuolo, Amalfi, c1910]

Amalfi - Visione Panoramica, c1910. [G. Criscuolo, Amalfi, c1910]

Panorama of the Castello di Barbarossa, Capri, Italy, early 20th century(?). Castello di Barbarossa is named after the Algerian pirate Kair-ed-Din, known as Barbarossa

Boniface V, Pope of the Catholic Church. Boniface was pope from 619 to 625 AD

Narrow street in Naples, Italy, 1937. Artist: Martin Hurlimann
Narrow street in Naples, Italy, 1937. Back street with washing on lines. Illustration from Das Mittelmeer: Landschaft, Baukunst und Volksleben im Kreise des Mittellandischen Meeres

The Gulf of Baja from Camaldoli, Italy, 19th century. Artist: J Poppel
The Gulf of Baja from Camaldoli, Italy, 19th century

Naples from the Carmine Castle, Italy, 19th century. Artist: J Poppel
Naples from the Carmine Castle, Italy, 19th century

The Royal Palace, Naples, Italy, c1888. Illustration from The Life and Times of Queen Victoria Vol II, by Robert Wilson, (c1888)

Women of the Campagne in Rome, c1890. Campagne may refer to Campania, a region of Southern Italy bordering the Roman province of Lazio, or it may just mean women from the countryside

Naples, Italy, 1879. Artist: Charles Barbant
Naples, Italy, 1879. View of the Bay of Naples with the volcano Vesuvius in the distance

Abrahams Sacrifice of Isaac, c1615-c1620. Artist: Giovanni Battista Caracciolo
Abrahams Sacrifice of Isaac, c1615-c1620. God ordered Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac as a test of his faith (Genesis, XXII: 1-13)

Dawn over Capri. Mist, c1745. Artist: Claude-Joseph Vernet
Dawn over Capri. Mist, c1745. From the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Love and the Vices Disarm Judgement, late 17th or early 18th century. Artist: Paolo de Matteis
Love and the Vices Disarm Judgement, late 17th or early 18th century. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Marsyas and Apollo, early 1650s. Artist: Luca Giordano
Marsyas and Apollo, early 1650s. According to Greek Mythology, the satyr Marsyas challenged Apollo to a contest of music, losing his hide and his life as a result

Virgin and Child, early 1640s. Artist: Massimo Stanzione
Virgin and Child, early 1640s. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

The Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple, c1650. Artist: Bernardo Cavallino
The Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple, c1650. This painting illustrates the biblical episode (2 Maccabees, 3:21-28) of the fate of Heliodorus, sent by Seleucus, King of Syria

The Forge of Vulcan, c1660. Artist: Luca Giordano
The Forge of Vulcan, c1660. Giordano, Luca (1632-1705). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

The suicide of Signor Rosano, Italian Minister of Finance, Naples, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 22nd November 1903

Queen Marie Caroline of Naples, 1807. Artist: V Hood
Queen Marie Caroline of Naples, 1807. Marie Caroline (1752-1814) was queen consort of Ferdinand IV of Naples, and de facto ruler of Naples

Catacombs of Naples, 1751-1777. Artist: Bernard
Catacombs of Naples, 1751-1777. A print from a supplement of the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777

Amalfi, Italy, 1879. Artist: Charles Barbant
Amalfi, Italy, 1879. The Mediterranean fishing port of Amalfi is built on limestone cliffs overlooking the Gulf of Salerno, near Naples

Capri seen from Massa Lubrense, Italy, 1879. View of the island off the Mediterranean coast near Naples

Fresco, Villa Vettii, Pompeii. c62-79 AD
Fresco, Villa Vettii, Pompeii. c62-79 A.D

Entrance of Charles VIII into Naples, 12th May 1495 (19th century). From the Palace of Versailles, France

Piazza, Naples, Italy, mid 19th century. Artist: Jean-Auguste Bard
Piazza, Naples, Italy, mid 19th century. From the Musee de Beaux Arts de Pan

Luigi Palmieri, Italian geophysicist, 1893. Palmieri (1807-1896) was director of the Vesuvius Observatory which monitored the activity of the volcano. In 1855 he invented a seismograph

Death of Pliny the Elder, 79 (1866). Roman writer and author of Historia naturalis, Pliny (Gaius Plinius Secundus) (23-79)

Vesuvius erupting, Italy, c1815. Vesuvius during one of its early 19th century eruptions. People observing the eruption from inside the volcanos cone which is emitting smoke and flames

Eruption of Vesuvius, Italy, c1815. Vesuvius during one of its early 19th century eruptions viewed from the Bay of Naples. In the centre foreground fishermen are using a flare to attract their prey

Mythical landscape at Naples, Roman wallpainting from Pompeii, c1st century

Roman wall painting of Jay from Boscoreale near Pompeii, 1st century. There are at least four Roman villas that have been excavated in Boscoreale, Italy

Swallow and Sparrow, Roman wall painting from Boscoreale near Pompeii, 1st century. There are at least four Roman villas that have been excavated in Boscoreale, Italy

Ariadne Deserted by Theseus, Roman wall painting from Herculaneum, 1st century. Ariadne on the shores of Naxos. British Museum

The so-called temple of Neptune at Paestum, 5th century BC
The so-called temple of Neptune at Paestum, actually dedicated to Hera Argiva, 5th century BC

The house of Neptune and Amphitrite in Herculaneum, 1st century
The house of Neptune and Amphitrite in Herculaneum, an excavated Roman town which was buried by Vesuvius in 79 AD

Roman mosaic of Neptune and Amphitrite, 1st century
Roman mosaic of Neptune and Amphitrite in the House of Neptune and Amphitrite in Herculaneum, an excavated Roman town which was buried by Vesuvius in 79 AD

Interior of a house in the Roman town of Herculaneum, 1st century
Interior of a house in the Roman town of Herculaneum, an excavated Roman town which was buried by Vesuvius in 79 AD

Paved street in the Roman town of Herculaneum, 1st century
Paved street in the Roman town of Herculaneum, which was buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD

Lucanian wall-painting of a warrior, 4th century
Lucanian wall-painting of a warrior from a tomb. From Paestum Museums collection in Italy, 4th century

Interior of the Greek so-called temple of Neptune in Paestum, 5th century
Interior of the so-called doric temple of Neptune, dedicated to Hera, in Paestum, 5th century

Detail of a Roman wall-painting showing a poet, 1st century
Detail of a Roman wall-painting showing a poet, from Stabiae near Pompeii, 1st century

Roman wall-painting from Pompeii showing Vesuvius, 1st century
Roman wall-painting from Pompeii showing Vesuvius, snake deities, and the genius loci. Now in the National Museum in Naples, 1st century

Detail of an Etruscan bronze of an Amazon archer, 6th century BC
Detail of an Etruscan bronze of an Amazon archer on horseback, showing the Parthian shot. From Capua, 6th century BC

Roman food-shop in Herculaneum, 1st century
Roman food-shop in Herculaneum, a Roman town buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. Sunken holes in the counter were intended to hold food

Roman wall-painting of a poet from Stabiae near Pompeii, buried in the eruption of Vesuvius, from the British Museums collection

Greek temple of Hera at Paestum, 5th century BC
Doric Greek temple of Hera at Paestum, Italy, 5th century BC

Terracotta group of knucklebone (astragalos) players, Hellenistic Greek, c330-c300 BC. The two figures play a game similar to the modern game of jacks. From the British Museums collection

Roman mosaic in the Nymphaeum of the House, Herculaneum, Italy

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