Stories of the ancient civilisations
A virtual tour in the Museum of Archaeological Sciences and Art
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Marco Mantova Benavides began accumulating his great collection in the first half of the 16th century, if not earlier. This virtual tour offers a unique picture of the period’s antiquarian predilections, but it is also a precious portrait of the relationship between the collector-patron and the artists he employed.