Ferdinand II and Maria Teresa

Object belonging

One's own

Category

Bronze sculpture

City

Rome

Location

Museo Nazionale del Palazzo di Venezia

Specific location

Store

Inventory

PV 05180

Material and technique

Bronze, gilding

Author

Neapolitan School

Dating

c. 1840

Dimensions

17.5 x 14 cm.

Origin

Antonio Castellano (1925)

Image copyright

SSPSAE e per il Polo Museale della città di Roma

Short description

Ferdinand II became king of the Two Sicilies, adopting highly liberal policies early in his reign and granting amnesty to those who had died during the Naples uprising in 1820. Soon after, though, a period of absolute rule began. His reign was characterized by edicts, police crackdowns, and corruption. His savage repression of Sicily, including the attack on Messina, earned him the sobriquet Re Bomba, or the King “Bomb”.

Pietro Cannata

Bibliography

Unpublished