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The painter Apelles, Alexander the Great and Campaspe. 
Alexander gives his lover Campaspe to the painter.     
The King believes that Apelles, as an artist, is more
able to appreciate Campaspe's beauty.                  
Canvas, 42 x 54 cm   MNR. 305
#40080561

The painter Apelles, Alexander the Great and Campaspe. Alexander gives his lov...

Side-view of Parmigianino's self-portrait              
in a convex mirror, to show convex surface of          
the painting. See 40-8-1/57                            
Diameter: 24,4 cm
#40080570

Side-view of Parmigianino's self-portrait in a convex mirror, to s...

Portrait of a man.                                     
Wood, 32,8 x 25,5 cm                                   
R.F. 1344
#40080619

Portrait of a man. Wood, 32,8 x 25,5 cm...

Adonis discovers Venus.                                
Canvas, 217 x 246 cm                                   
Inv. 234
#40080622

Adonis discovers Venus. Canvas, 217 x 246 cm...

Portrait of a Venetian lady.                           
Canvas, 78 x 64 cm                                     
Inv. 3518
#40080632

Portrait of a Venetian lady. Canvas, 78 x 64 cm...

Charles d'Amboise, marechal de France, governor        
of Milan in 1500 and protector of the painter.         
Wood, 75 x 52 cm                                       
INV. 674
#40080657

Charles d'Amboise, marechal de France, governor of Milan in 1500 and pro...

Portrait of a woman, called "La bella Nani".           
Canvas, 119 x 103 cm                                   
R.F. 2111
#40080658

Portrait of a woman, called "La bella Nani". Canvas, 119 x 103 cm...

Alof de Vignacourt (1547-1622),grand master            
of the Order of Malta from 1601-1622, and his          
page. Painted by Caravaggio in la Valetta, Malta,      
around 1608.                                           
Canvas, 194 x 134 cm              INV. 57
#40080661

Alof de Vignacourt (1547-1622),grand master of the Order of Malta fr...

Ottaviano Grimani,Procurator of San Marco, 1541        
Canvas, 115,5 x 95,8 cm                                
Inv. 1567
#40080662

Ottaviano Grimani,Procurator of San Marco, 1541 Canvas, 115,5 x 95,8 cm...

Young woman with fur, around 1535                      
Canvas, 95 x 63 cm                                     
Inv. 89
#40080664

Young woman with fur, around 1535 Canvas, 95 x 63 cm...

Saliera (salt cellar), executed for King Francois I
during Cellini's stay in Paris, 1540-1543. It was presented to
Archduke Ferdinand II of Tyrol by King Charles IX of France in 1570 on the occasion of his serving as a proxy for Charles at his wedding to Archduchess Elizabeth.
Detail: a small temple used for holding pepper.
Gold, niello work and ebony base.
Total H: 26 cm             Inv. 881
#40080669

Saliera (salt cellar), executed for King Francois I during Cellini's stay in Pa...

Saliera (salt cellar), executed for King Francois I.
during Cellini's stay in Paris 1540-1543.
Neptune and a female Tellus represent Earth and
Sea, sitting in a boat which holds the salt. The small temple
in the foreground holds the pepper.
Gold, niello work and ebony base. H: 26 cm   Inv. 881
#40080670

Saliera (salt cellar), executed for King Francois I. during Cellini's stay in P...