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Alessandro Magnasco

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Painting of a vaulted synagogue interior with a crowded congregation in red and blue robes around a central Torah ark.

Interior of a Synagogue

c. 1725-35

Painting of a crowded tavern-like scene under a ruined arch, with a magpie perched on a barrel and a sea view beyond.

The Tame Magpie

ca. 1707-8

Painting of nuns sewing and spinning in a dim convent room with a servant carrying a tray near a high window.

Nuns at Work

Painting of a wild bacchanal with dancing satyrs and maenads among ruined classical columns and statues.

Bacchanale

about 1720-1730

Painting of a woman drawing water at a well beside a seated bearded man, framed by ruined arches, a palm tree and a column.

Christ and the Samaritan Woman

1705-1710

Dark painting of soldiers on horseback attacking fleeing figures beneath stone arches, with bodies strewn across the ground.

Massacre of the Innocents

1715 - 1740

Painting of a bishop halting an armored ruler in red cloak at a church doorway, with crowds and soldiers in the foreground.

Theodosius Repulsed from the Church by Saint Ambrose

c. 1705

Painting of a kneeling woman and a standing man among crumbling arches, a palm tree, and ruined architecture under a pale sky

Noli Me Tangere

1705-1710

Painting of hooded monks in pale robes resting among rocks and windswept trees beside a pool, under a cloudy sky.

Carthusian monks in a landscape

1700

Three hooded monks pray and read in a rocky cave beneath a wooden crucifix, with a blue sky opening above.

Three Camaldolese Monks in Meditative Prayer

1710

Dark painted interior with a suspended figure, nude prisoners and robed men gathered at a table in a torture scene.

Torture Scene

1727

Dark vaulted prison interior with shackled prisoners, guards, and officials at a desk under a barred window.

Brutal Interrogation

1727

Dark prison interior with shackled prisoners before a robed official and clerk at a desk, under vaulted arches.

Brutal Interrogation (Torture Scene)

1728

Painting of robed hermits resting in a wooded landscape near a wooden cross and skull, with a flying figure above.

Hermits (Anachorets)

1712

Painting of a landscape with washerwomen at a stream, a horse cart on a road, and a ruined tower on a hill.

Landscape with Gypsies and Washerwomen

Painting of a wooded landscape with washerwomen at a stream, a woodcutter at a tree, and a distant town under mountains.

Laundresses and lumberjacks

1712

Painting of ragged men resting among crumbling classical ruins with columns, an archway and hanging weapons under a cloudy sk

Halt of the Brigands

1710

Dark landscape with a kneeling man beside a skull and book, a leaning cross, trees, and distant snowy mountains under clouds.

Saint Jerome in a Landscape

1701

Painting of musicians gathered beneath a ruined arch overgrown with ivy, with a statue and a cart in the background.

Concert in the Ruins

Painting of a wooded landscape with a rider on a white horse, a pointing man, a cart on a hillside road, and a cloudy sky.

Mountainous Landscape

1720

Dark forest scene with winged angels and robed figures gathered by a ruin beneath tall trees, light breaking through the cano

Christ attended by Angels

1705

Dim interior of a synagogue with a congregation of men reading on benches beneath arches, lit candelabra, and a central domed

The Synagogue

c. 1730

Painting of stormy waves breaking on a shore with workers, barrels, ruined tower and sailing boats under a cloudy sky.

The Monks' Prayer by the Sea

1682-1749

Painting of two robed figures seated near a tree in a rocky landscape, with blue mountains and a town under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with Saint Bruno ?

1700

Monochrome painting of monks eating a supper on the floor in a dim interior with a barred window and a niche.

Monks at Supper

c. 1720

Painting of an elderly bald monk in a dark hood praying with clasped hands, lit against a dark background.

Monnik in gebed

1600

Painting of the Raising of Lazarus: a robed figure gestures toward a bound man rising from a tomb amid a crowd beneath classi

The Raising of Lazarus

1715

Three monks in white habits pray in ecstasy among rocks, beside a wooden cross and skull under a dark cave arch.

Three Camaldolese Monks in Ecstatic Prayer

1710

Painting of a ruined classical colonnade with a procession around a chariot bearing a seated Venus among satyrs and cupids.

The Triumph of Venus

about 1720-1730

Painting of Christ's baptism by John the Baptist in a turbulent rocky river landscape, with an angel and trees framing the sc

The Baptism of Christ

c. 1740

Painting of a stormy sea with two figures in robes, one walking on water, windblown trees, and a distant ship under clouds.

Christ at the Sea of Galilee

c. 1740

Painting of costumed singers gathered around a music stand in an arched columned hall, with trees visible through the arches.

The Choristers

c. 1740/1745

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