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Portrait of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese

1509 · Oil on panel

The young cardinal Alessandro Farnese, later Pope Paul III, poses in red robes.

ArtistRRaphael
MuseumMMuseo Nazionale di Capodimonte
MovementRRenaissance
LocationNaples, Italy
Genreportrait
Dimensions139 × 91 cm
SourceWikidata Q2635552

Why it matters

Raphael portrays Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, the future Pope Paul III, near a window, holding a letter in his delicate right hand.

Did you know?

  • It was painted around 1509–1511.
  • The bright foreground leads into a dark hall.
  • It is in the Museo di Capodimonte in Naples.

Based on the Wikipedia article Portrait of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese (Raphael) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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