Portrait of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese | |
Artist: | Raphael |
Year: | c. 1509–1511 |
Type: | Oil on wood |
Height Metric: | 139 |
Width Metric: | 91 |
Metric Unit: | cm |
Imperial Unit: | in |
City: | Naples |
Museum: | Museo di Capodimonte |
The Portrait of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese is a portrait of cardinal Alessandro Farnese (the future Pope Paul III) by Raphael, 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.
The painting resides at the Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte in Naples.