Felice della Rovere
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Felice della Rovere, also known as Madonna Felice, was the illegitimate daughter of Pope Julius II. One of the most powerful women of the Italian Renaissance, she was born in Rome around 1483 to Lucre
Felice portrayed by Raphael in The Mass at Bolsena (1511), as identified by Murphy
Palazzo della Rovere in Savona, where Felice spent her young adult years
Cancelleria (modern: Palazzo Sforza Cesarini) the location of Felice's marriage to Gian Giordano in 1506
Portrait of an unknown woman by Sebastiano del Piombo, possibly Felice, as suggested by Murphy.
The Mass at Bolsena
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The Mass at Bolsena is a painting by the Italian renaissance artist Raphael. It was painted between 1512 and 1514 as part of Raphael's commission to decorate with frescoes the rooms that are now known
Felice della Rovere
…when the family line became extinct. Felice's legacy lasts to this day, as the scholar Caroline Murphy has identified her in two artworks: Raphael's The Mass at Bolsena, and a portrait of an unknown woman by Sebastiano del Piombo. Felice had an influence on other renaissance icons as well, evident from her correspondences…
Raphael The Mass at Bolsena
Pope Julius II
Raphael's self-portrait in the middle.