The portrait comes from the Florentine collection of Contini-Bonacossi. In the collection of Kress since 1948. Before clearing was considered an old copy. Today, the authorship of Titian is recognized by most researchers. Ranucho Farnese – the youngest son of the Parma Duke Pier Luigi Farnese and grandson of the Roman Pope Paul III.
In 1542, the 12-year-old Ranuchcho was sent by Paul III to Venice as the Prior of the Order of Malta. Portrait of Ranuchcho, written by Titian, is mentioned by JF Leoni in a letter to Cardinal Alessandro Farnese of September 22, 1542
Related Paintings 
Portrait de Ranuccio Farnese – Titian Vecellio 
Retrato de Ranuccio Farnese – Titian Vecellio 
Portrait of Paul III by Titian Vecellio 
Pope Paul III with Alessandro and Ottavio Farnese by Titian Vecellio 
Portrait of a young man (Portrait of Ippolito Riminaldi) by Titian Vecellio 
Gypsy Madonna by Titian Vecellio 
Portrait of a Girl by Titian Vecellio 
Portrait of a Woman by Titian Vecellio
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