# Villa Pignatelli > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Villa_Pignatelli > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Villa_Pignatelli.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_Pignatelli > Source revision: 1356273002 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Art museum, Historic site in - Naples, Italy Villa Pignatelli Villa Pignatelli in Naples Established 1952 (1952) Location Largo Principessa Rosina Pignatelli, 201 - 80121 Naples, Italy Type Art museum, Historic site Website Museo Pignatelli official website The **Villa Pignatelli** is a museum in [Naples](/source/Naples) in Southern Italy.[1] The villa is located along the [Riviera di Chiaia](/source/Riviera_di_Chiaia), the road bounding the north side of the [Villa Comunale](/source/Villa_Comunale) on the sea front between [Mergellina](/source/Mergellina) and Piazza Vittoria. ## History and decoration The villa was commissioned by admiral [Ferdinand Acton](/source/Ferdinand_Acton) in 1826 as a Neoclassical residence that would be the centerpiece of a park. The design was completed by the architect [Pietro Valente](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pietro_Valente&action=edit&redlink=1). The central atrium was moved to the front of the building and [Doric columns](/source/Doric_order) still catch the eye of the viewer from the street 50 yards (46 m) away. In the square in front of Villa Pignatelli there is the monument "Il pescatore" created in bronze by the sculptor [Giovanni De Martino](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Giovanni_De_Martino&action=edit&redlink=1) in 1920. The statue depicts a fisherman attempting to catch a crab. The architect [Guglielmo Bechi](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guglielmo_Bechi&action=edit&redlink=1) designed the interior decorations of the apartments and the marble entrance staircase. He recruited sculptors to complete the Neoclassical depiction of *Alcibides and the Hounds*. The property has changed hands since construction: upon the death of Acton in 1841, it was bought by [Carl Mayer von Rothschild](/source/Carl_Mayer_von_Rothschild) of the German family of financiers. His monogram of CR can be seen in the first floor. For a time it was used by the Jewish community of Naples for services. In 1867, it was sold to the Duke of Monteleón, Diego Pignatelli Aragona y Cortes, whose widow the Princess Rosa Fici of the [Dukes of Amafi](/source/Duke_of_Amalfi) then willed it to the Italian state in 1952, with instructions that the house and its possessions not be altered. The villa maintains the gardens in front of the building, and houses a coach museum and a collection of French and English vehicles from the 18th and 19th centuries.[2] In 1975, the Principe Diego Aragona Pignatelli Cortés Museum and the Carriage Museum located in the northern part of the garden were inaugurated.[2] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Villa Pignatelli: history and culture in an ancient nineteenth century residence"](https://www.visitnaples.eu/en/neapolitanity/walk-naples/villa-pignatelli-history-and-culture-in-an-ancient-nineteenth-century-residence). *Visitnaples.eu*. Retrieved 2022-11-02. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_2-1) ["Villa Pignatelli, la casa divenuta museo grazie all'amore di una donna"](https://www.napolitoday.it/cultura/villa-pignatelli-chiaia-storia.html). *NapoliToday* (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-11-20. ## External links - [Museo Pignatelli official website](http://www.polomusealecampania.beniculturali.it/index.php/il-museo-pignatelli) [40°50′06″N 14°14′01″E / 40.8349°N 14.2335°E / 40.8349; 14.2335](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Villa_Pignatelli¶ms=40.8349_N_14.2335_E_source:ptwiki_region:IT_type:landmark) v t e Museums of Naples Cappella Sansevero Certosa di San Martino Città della Scienza Girolamini Museo Civico Filangieri Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Donnaregina Museo del Corallo Museo del Tesoro di San Gennaro Museo di Capodimonte Museo Mustilli National Archaeological Museum (Secret Museum) National Museum of Ceramics National Railway Museum of Pietrarsa Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano‎ Pio Monte della Misericordia Royal Palace of Caserta Royal Palace of Naples (Biblioteca Nazionale Vittorio Emanuele III • Farnese Collection) Villa Pignatelli Zoological Museum of Naples --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Villa Pignatelli](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_Pignatelli) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_Pignatelli?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.