Naples, Italy
Farnese Atlas
The Farnese Atlas is a 2nd-century CE Roman marble sculpture of Atlas holding up a celestial globe. Probably a copy of an earlier work of the Hellenistic period, it is the oldest extant statue of Atlas, a Titan of Greek mythology who is represented in earlier Greek vase painting, and the oldest known representation of the celestial sphere and the classical constellations. The sculpture is currently located at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples in Italy.
- City
- Naples
- Country
- Italy
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
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