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Alessandro Magnasco

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Dim interior of a torture chamber with a hanging figure, guards, chained prisoners, and a crucifix on the wall.

The torture chamber

Oval painting of a wooded landscape with monks at a fountain, tall trees, and snowy mountains under a cloudy sky.

Wooded Landscape with Monks at a Fountain

1710

Painting of Christ's baptism by a turbulent river, with John the Baptist, an angel, bright light and stormy landscape.

The Baptism of Christ

1740

Painting of men gathered around a music stand with open sheet music beneath stone arches and columns.

The Choristers

1740

Painting of robed monks praying beneath a dark rocky arch, with a wooden cross and a distant mountain view.

Monks Praying in a Grotto

1705

Painting of a robed figure walking on stormy waves toward a figure in a billowing cloak, with a boat and trees framing the sc

Christ at the Sea of Galilee

1740

Painting of monks kneeling in prayer on rocky ground beneath a crucifix, under a dark stormy sky.

Praying Monks

1750

Painting of a sailing ship wrecked in stormy waves near a rocky cliff, with robed figures praying with a cross on the shore.

The Shipwreck

Stormy sea with a small boat, ruined tower and arch on a rocky shore, and figures in white robes in the foreground.

嵐の海の風景

1718

Painting of a shadowy landscape with a large tree, resting figures, a cart, and ruined towers under a cloudy sky.

羊飼いのいる風景

1718

Painting of a cluttered, dim interior with reclining men, a family group, a hanging birdcage, and scattered barrels and pots.

Singing Birds

Painting of an elegant garden party on a terrace overlooking formal hedged gardens, villas and hills in the distance.

Garden Party in Albaro

1740

Dark landscape painting with tall trees, a distant town under a blue sky, and small figures resting by water in the foregroun

Landscape with Figures

Painting of washerwomen laundering cloth by a river, framed by windblown trees, with a distant town under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with Washerwoman

Dark studio scene with a painter at an easel, a posed nude model, and a woman holding a child at right.

The Artist's Studio

1700

Sketch in grey wash of the Flight into Egypt, with the Virgin and child, a guiding figure, and angels in clouds above.

Flight into Egypt

1740s?

Brown ink and wash study sheet of several seated and reclining male figures, some with walking sticks, on a pale ground.

Study Sheet with Seated Figures

1705/15

Brown wash drawing of worshippers gathered at a street shrine with lanterns and arched buildings in the background.

Worshippers at a Street Shrine

1730/40

Brown wash drawing of workers building a large wooden ark while a bearded robed man points at the group.

Building of the Ark

first half 1700s(?)

Ink and red chalk sketch of a standing woman holding a child, with a reclining muscular man at her feet.

A Standing Woman Holding a Child, a Seated Male at her Feet

first half 18th century?

Brown wash drawing of Elijah resting in the wilderness beside a jug as an angel flies down through clouds above.

Elijah Visited by an Angel in the Wilderness (1 Kings 19:4-8)

1687-1749

Red chalk drawing of a vaulted interior with a robed official at a table and men gathered on stone steps.

Embarrassing interrogation

1727

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated shepherd raising a long staff, with a small animal at his feet.

Sitting shepherd

Brown wash drawing of tumbling and reaching figures in swirling clouds, with a central figure raising both arms beside a chil

Figures in a Storm

1667

Red chalk and wash sketch of a seated man with a dog, a reclining figure, and small figure studies on pale paper.

Two Sketches: Man with Dog, Group of Figures

n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a seated nude figure in a room with stools, a dog, and onlookers beneath an arched niche.

A Quaker Sermon

1712

Brown wash drawing on blue paper of a shepherd with a crook pointing while a seated nude male looks up on rocky ground.

A Shepherd Addressing a Seated Male Nude

n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a barefoot elderly friar in a hooded robe, seen from behind, with white highlights.

Standing Pilgrim Friar

ca. 1705-20

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded, nearly nude penitent kneeling beneath a tree with a rosary, beside a cross and a lion.

Heiliger Hieronymus in der Einöde