Virtually explore the National Archaeological Museum in Naples with Smarthistory as your guide
Some background
videos + essays
Link to the National Archaeological Museum of Naples' website
![Polykleitos, <em>Doryphoros (Spear-Bearer)</em>](https://smarthistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Doryphoros-570x350.jpg)
Polykleitos, Doryphoros (Spear-Bearer)
For the ancient Greeks, the human body was perfect. Explore this example of the mathematical source of ideal beauty.
![An Indian ivory statuette in Pompeii](https://smarthistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Pompeii_Lakshmi_sides-copy-570x350.jpg)
An Indian ivory statuette in Pompeii
In 1938, an excavation at the ancient Roman city of Pompeii revealed a small carved ivory of Indian origin.
![<em>Alexander Mosaic</em> from the House of the Faun, Pompeii](https://smarthistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Alexander_Mosaic-570x350.jpg)
Alexander Mosaic from the House of the Faun, Pompeii
Sources tell us that painting was the Greek’s finest art form: is this a hint at what we’re missing?
![Still Life with Peaches](https://smarthistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/peachesalone-570x350.jpg)
Still Life with Peaches
Hospitality was key in ancient Rome, and this wall painting shows the gifts that guests may have received.
![Lysippos, <em>Farnese Hercules</em>](https://smarthistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/FarneseHercules-thumb-570x350.jpg)
Lysippos, Farnese Hercules
Weary from his labors, Hercules leans on his club, with hints of his heroic trials hidden in plain sight.