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An exclusive look into the preparations behind the Naples in Paris exhibition at the Louvre beautifully captured by the renowned photographer Robert Polidori From June 2023 to January 2024 the Musee du Louvre in Paris welcomed sixty major masterpieces from the Museo di Capodimonte on loan for the exhibition Naples in Paris The Louvre Hosts the Museo di Capodimonte The former Italian royal palace which once served as a hunting lodge for Bourbon monarchs is now one of the largest museums in Italy holding one of the continent s most important collections of Italian paintings drawings and sculptures Among the artworks featured are the famously enigmatic Antea by Parmigianino a poignant painting of the Crucifixion by Masaccio The Transfiguration of Christ by Giovanni Bellini and preparatory cartoons by Raphael and Michelangelo On the occasion of this historic artistic exchange acclaimed photographer Robert Polidori was granted exclusive access to the preparations of the exhibition in the Louvre s prestigious Grand Galerie Known for his unique images of architecture and interiors Polidori exquisitely captures the process and inner workings of the arrival set up and display of the artworks Part photography monograph part art history book this unique pub