Portrait of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese
{{Short description|Painting by Raphael}}
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| title =Portrait of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese
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| artist = Raphael
| year = c. 1509–1511
| type = Oil on wood
| height_metric = 139
| width_metric = 91
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| city = Naples
| museum = Museo di Capodimonte
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The Portrait of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese is a portrait of cardinal Alessandro Farnese (the future Pope Paul III) by Raphael,{{sfn|Knackfuss|1966|pp=113,362}} executed circa 1509-1511.
The cardinal posed near a window with a bright foreground, leading into a dark hall. His delicate right hand holds a letter.{{sfn|Knackfuss|1966|pp=113,362}}
The painting resides at the Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte in Naples.{{sfn|Knackfuss|1966|pp=113,362}}
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References
- {{cite book | title=Raphael | author-link=Hermann Knackfuss | last= Knackfuss | first=Hermann | year=1966 | pages=113, 362 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QVYVAAAAIAAJ&q=Portrait+of+Cardinal+Alessandro+Farnese+Raphael&pg=PA113 }}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110721103356/http://www.culturacampania.rai.it/site/en-GB/Cultural_Heritage/Museums/Scheda/Main_works/works/napoli_capodimonte_cardinale_farnese.html?UrlScheda=napoli_museo_capodimonte Catalogue entry]
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Category:16th-century portraits