Apotheosis of King Fedinand IV and Queen Maria Carolina of Naples
by BARDELLINO, Pietro, Oil on canvas, 173 x 123 cm
The large library hall of the Museo Archeologico Nazionale in Naples, founded by Ferdinand IV in 1781, was adorned with a ceiling painting by Pietro Bardellino, representing the apotheosis of the royal couple. The picture shows the first design for the fresco (which is very poorly preserved).