Giulia Farnese ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒuːlja farˈneːze, -eːse]; 1474 – 23 March 1524) was an Italian noblewoman, a mistress to Pope Alexander VI, and the sister of Pope Paul III. [2 ] Known as Giulia la Bella (Italian for 'Julia the…
Farnese was the grandson of Pope Paul III (who also bore the name Alessandro Farnese), and the son of Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma, who was murdered in 1547.
Il dipinto ritrae Giulio Clovio, uno dei più celebri miniatori del Cinquecento, che tiene fra le mani una delle sue opere, il Libro d' ore, realizzato per Alessandro Farnese ed oggi a New York alla Pierpont Morgan Library.