Portrait of Camilla Gonzaga and Her Three Sons [SEP] collection
Portrait of Camilla Gonzaga and Her Three Sons
Portrait of Camilla Gonzaga and Her Three Sons is a painting attributed to the Italian Mannerist artist Parmigianino and others, executed around 1539–1540 and housed in the Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain. It forms a pair with another painting in the Prado, the "Portrait of Pier Maria Rossi di San Secondo", Camilla's husband, a painting which is unanimously assigned to Parmigianino.
History.
It is mentioned in a 1686 inventory of the collections of the Royal Alcazar of
to his love for literature (he was in correspondence of poet Pietro Aretino). One of the books has the inscription "Imperio", referring to Pier Maria's commitment with emperor Charles V at the time in which the work was painted.
See also.
- "Portrait of Camilla Gonzaga and Her Three Sons"
External links.
- Page at the museum's website