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

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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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  • {{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 }}