he is described by giovanni baglione as possessing a collection, a "wunderkammer" of "bellissime bizzarrie" ("beautiful bizarre objects"), including among the objects exotic weaponry; fossilized plants; tiger, lion, and turtle skulls; oriental porcelain and sculpted crockery; a vest made of human skin; a harness for dragging whales on ice; a three-legged flea, persian uniforms, and antiquities such as roman coins, bronze lamps, and a few statuettes. after napoletano’s death at rome in 1628, bidding for such material was made by collectors such as cardinal ippolito aldobrandini (future clement viii) and cassiano dal pozzo.