Farnese Bull and Hercules

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by Henk Bekker

Farnese Bull and Hercules in the National Museum of Archaeology in Naples (MANN)

The Farnese Bull is the largest single marble sculpture to have survived mostly intact from antiquity. Is a Roman copy of a Greek original.

Hercules at rest is a Roman copy of a Greek original. It shows Hercules carrying the apples from the Garden of Hesperides behind his back.

The best artworks from the excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum, including mosaics and frescoes, are on display in the National Museum of Archaeology in Naples. The Campania Arte Card is fantastic savings deal that cover public transportation in the Naples region – including the Circumvesuviana commuter train from Naples Garibaldi station to Ercolano (for Herculaneum) and Pompei-Scavi Villa dei Misteri station (of the excavations of Pompeii), as well as the metro in Naples.