Portrait of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese

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Portrait of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese
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Artist Raphael
Yearc. 1509–1511
TypeOil on wood
Dimensions139 cm× 91 cm(55 in× 36 in)
Location Museo di Capodimonte, Naples

The Portrait of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese is a portrait of cardinal Alessandro Farnese (the future Pope Paul III) by Raphael, [1] executed circa 1509-1511.

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The cardinal posed near a window with a bright foreground, leading into a dark hall. His delicate right hand holds a letter. [1]

The painting resides at the Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte in Naples. [1]

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Knackfuss 1966, pp. 113, 362.

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