Farnese Bull in the Naples Archaeological Museum: Dirce and Antiope
The Toro Farnese captures the moment just before Circe is tied to the bull. The two naked young men (they are the sons of a god after all) struggle to get the wild bull under control while a rather passive Antiope directs them from the rear.
The Farnese Bull is the largest single marble sculpture to have survived mostly intact from antiquity. Is a Roman copy of a Greek original.
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.