# The Capture of Parma by Federico II [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [TINTORETTO, Jacopo]() - Date: 1551-1600 - Technique: Oil on canvas, 212 x 284 cm ## Commentary The Capture of Parma by Federico II c. 1580 Oil on canvas, 212 x 284 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich This painting was commissioned from Tintoretto by Guglielmo Gonzaga for the newly constructed rooms in the Palazzo Ducale in Mantua. Guglielmo commissioned four paintings in 1574, and another four in 1579. The Capture of Parma belongs to the second group. These paintings, executed with significant contributions from the workshop, are now in the Alte Pinakothek, Munich. They were dedicated to the military exploits of the Gonzaga. ## Related artworks - [A Philosopher \(detail\)]() - [A Philosopher]() - [Allegory of Faith]() - [Allegory of Fortune \(Felicità\)]() - [Allegory of Generosity]() - [Allegory of Goodness]() - [Allegory of Happiness]() - [Allegory of the Scuola della Carità]() - [Allegory of the Scuola della Misericordia]() - [Allegory of the Scuola di San Giovanni Evangelista]() - [Allegory of the Scuola di San Marco]() - [Allegory of the Scuola di San Teodoro]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()