Portrait of Ranuccio Farnese is a c.1542 oil on canvas painting of Ranuccio Farnese by Titian, now in the National Gallery of Art in Washington. [1] One of the first portraits of a Farnese by the artist, it is signed "Titianvs F.".
Portrait of Ranuccio Farnese is a c.1542 oil on canvas painting of Ranuccio Farnese by Titian, now in the National Gallery of Art in Washington. [1] One of the first portraits of a Farnese by the artist, it is signed "Titianvs F.".
Its subject was fourth son of Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma and commander of the papal armies. It shows him aged 12 and - as related in a letter by his elder brother Alessandro Farnese the Younger - was produced while Ranuccio was in Parma. It was commissioned by bishop Cornaro to give to Ranuccio's mother Gerolama Orsini. Initially in the Farnese Collection in Rome and Parma, it was then in the Bourbon collection in Naples from 1734 until just after 1816. It was then brought to London by Sir George Donaldson and sold to John Charles Robinson in 1880 then to Francis Cook sometime before 1885. It was finally bought in 1947 by Gualtiero Volterra for Count Alessandro Contini Bonacossi of Florence, who sold it on to Samuel Henry Kress in 1948, from whose foundation it passed to its present owner in 1952.
The Duchy of Parmaand Piacenza, was an Italian state created in 1545 and located in northern Italy, in the current region of Emilia-Romagna.
Ranuccio I Farnese reigned as Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Castro from 1592. A firm believer in absolute monarchy, Ranuccio, in 1594, centralised the administration of Parma and Piacenza, thus rescinding the nobles' hitherto vast prerogative. He is best remembered for the "Great Justice" of 1612, which saw the executions of a large number of Piacentine nobles suspected of plotting against him. Claudia Colla his mistress and her mother were accused of using witchcraft to stop him from having offspring, and both were sentenced to death by burning. Because one of the conspirators, Gianfrancesco Sanvitale, falsely implicated several Italian princes, namely Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Cesare d'Este, Duke of Modena, in the plot, Vincenzo and Cesare's names appeared on the list of conspirators during formal court proceedings; as a result, Ranuccio's reputation among the rulers of Italy was irreparably damaged because it was evident that he gave credence to Gianfrancesco's obviously false confession. When, consequently, in the early 1620s, Ranuccio was looking for a bride for his younger legitimate son and heir, Odoardo, none of the Italian ruling families were forthcoming with princesses.
The House of Farnese was an influential family in Renaissance Italy. The titles of Duke of Parma and Piacenza and Duke of Castro were held by various members of the family.
The Ducal Palace, also known as Reggia di Colorno, is an edifice in the territory of Colorno, Emilia Romagna, Italy. The palace we see today was refurbished by Francesco Farnese, Duke of Parma in the early 18th century on the remains of a former castle.
Pope Paul III and His Grandsons is an oil on canvas painting by Titian, housed in the Museo di Capodimonte, Naples. It was commissioned by the Farnese family and painted during Titian's visit to Rome between autumn 1545 and June 1546. It depicts the scabrous relationship between Pope Paul III and his grandsons, Ottavio and Alessandro Farnese. Ottavio is shown in the act of kneeling, to his left; Alessandro, wearing a cardinal's dress, stands behind him to his right. The painting explores the effects of ageing and the manoeuvring behind succession; Paul was at the time in his late seventies and ruling in an uncertain political climate as Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor came into ascendancy.
Farnese may refer to:
The Madonna of the Rabbit is an oil painting by Titian, dated to 1530 and now held in the Louvre in Paris. It is signed "Ticianus f." and is named after the white rabbit held in Mary's left hand. The rabbit is a symbol of fertility and – due to its whiteness – of Mary's purity and the mystery of the Incarnation, and is also a symbol of her virginity; female rabbits and hares can conceive a second litter of offspring while still pregnant with the first, resulting in them being able to give birth seemingly without having been impregnated.
The Aldobrandini Madonna is an oil painting on canvas by Titian, dating to around 1530 and now in the National Gallery, London. There are studio copies in the Galleria Palatina in Florence and in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.
Healing of the Man Born Blind is a c.1573 painting by El Greco, showing the healing the man blind from birth. It is now in the Galleria nazionale di Parma. It is signed at the bottom right-hand corner. It shows the artist returning to a theme he had first painted five years earlier, in a work now in Dresden.
Portrait of a Knight of Malta is a c.1515 oil on canvas painting by Titian of a knight belonging to the Order of Malta. It is now in the Uffizi in Florence. The last bead of the rosary held by the knight bears the number XXXV (35), showing the subject's age at the time of the portrait. W.F. Dickes. argued that he was Stefano Colonna, the condottiero who led the republican resistance during the siege of Florence. cited in
Portrait of a Man is an oil painting by Titian, made about 1515, now in the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
Portrait of a Sick Man is a 1515 oil on canvas painting by Titian. It is now in the Uffizi in Florence.
Portrait of Cardinal Pietro Bembo is a 1539-1540 oil on canvas painting of by Titian, now in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
The Concert or The Interrupted Concert is a c. 1543–1564 oil on canvas painting by Titian, now in the Galleria Palatina, in Florence. A copy in the Galleria Borghese includes an additional fourth figure.
Madonna and Child with Four Saints or Madonna and Child with Saints John the Baptist, Paul, Mary Magdalene and Jerome is a c. 1516-1520 oil on panel painting by Titian, now in the Gemäldegalerie in Dresden. It belongs to the sacra conversazione genre and features saints John the Baptist, Paul, Mary Magdalene and Jerome.
Penitent Magdalene is a c. 1550 oil on canvas painting by Titian, now in the Museo di Capodimonte in Naples.
Portrait of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese is a c. 1545 – 46 oil on canvas three-quarter-length portrait of Alessandro Farnese the Younger (1520–1589) by Titian, now in the Museo nazionale di Capodimonte in Naples.
Portrait of Pope Paul III with Camauro is a 1545 – 1546 oil on canvas painting by Titian, now in the Museo nazionale di Capodimonte in Naples.
Portrait of Charles V or Portrait of a Man Wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece is a c. 1549 oil on canvas painting by Titian, now in the Museo di Capodimonte in Naples.
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