Galleria dei Carracci were valuable marbles. The Annibale Carracci ceiling frescoes depicting The Loves of the Gods were painted not only to celebrate a wedding, but also commented on statuary in the niches below the frescoes. Move to Naples The Farnese family, who had become Dukes of Parma lost its last male heir upon the death of Antonio Farnese of Parma, and thus the collection passed through Elisabetta Farnese, who married King Philip V of Spain, to their son Charles of Bourbon, who became king of Naples and the Two Sicilies in 1734. He then decided to move the Parmesan collections to Naples. His son Ferdinand IV of Naples brought the Roman collections to Naples in 1787, despite the strong opposition of the Papacy. Many of the marble sculptures were restored by Carlo Albacini (1735-1813). The classical sculptures of the Farnese collections are still exhibited together at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples. Most of the paintings, on the other hand, have been moved to the Museo di Capodimonte, also in Naples, with some other works from the collections moved to the museo civico and Collegio Alberoni of Piacenza, the Galleria Nazionale of Parma, and the British Museum. Famous items from the Farnese collection The collection contains many copies of ancient Greek originals, and provides a broad review of classic Roman sculpture. Among the prizes of the collection are: Farnese Hercules (Naples National Archaeological Museum) Farnese Cup (Naples National Archaeological Museum) Farnese Bull (Naples National Archaeological Museum) Farnese Flora (Naples National Archaeological Museum) Farnese Gladiator (Naples National Archaeological Museum) Venus Kallipygos (Naples National Archaeological Museum) Farnese Atlas (Naples National Archaeological Museum) Farnese Athena (Naples National Archaeological Museum) Farneses Hermes (British Museum) Farnese Diadumenos (British Museum) See also Townley collection References External links Naples National Archeological Museum website 2nd-century BC works Collections of the National Archaeological Museum, Naples Collections of the Museo di Capodimonte Royal Palace of Naples Hellenistic sculpture