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.
Born in Ischia, son of Pietro Farnese, Lord of Montalto, Latera, Farnese, Valentano, Ischia and Cellere, Captain of the Bolognese Army in 1400 and General Captain of the Army of the Republic of Siena in 1408, who died in 1415, nephew of…
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.