Ferrante Imperato

Portrait of Ferrante Imperato
A fold-out frontispiece illustration of Imperato's collection (from Dell'Historia Naturale). Note a crocodile suspended above the window.

Ferrante Imperato (1525? – 1615?) was an apothecary of Naples who published Dell'Historia Naturale in 28 volumes (1599). His celebrated cabinet of curiosities was displayed at Palazzo Gravina in Naples. The grass genus Imperata is named after him.

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