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Battista Franco

99 works

Battista Franco (1510-1561) was a painter, printmaker and draftsperson. Read more

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Pen and brown ink drawing of the Virgin and Child with two women in an oval composition, washed and heightened in white.

Virgin and Child with St. Catherine of Alexandria and Saint Anne (?)

c. 1545

Pen and ink drawing of two rib cages surrounded by ornamental scrollwork and foliate motifs on aged paper.

Rib Cages

early 1540s

Pen and ink anatomical study of male torsos showing exposed rib cages and musculature on brown paper.

Torsos with Rib Cages

early 1540s

Pen and ink anatomical study of arm and hand bones across a long sheet, with ornamental decoration above.

Arm Bones

early 1540s

Four pen and ink sheets showing anatomical studies of a human skeleton, including skull, spine, ribcage, pelvis and legs.

Skeleton

early 1540s

Pen and ink drawing of the Lamentation: mourners surround Christ's body beside a crown of thorns and a cross on a rocky hills

The Lamentation

1545-1550

Engraving of the Adoration of the Shepherds with angels above, a manger, ox and donkey, and ruins in the background.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

c. 1552

Pen and ink drawing of the upper half of a human skeleton seen from behind, showing spine, ribs, pelvis and arm.

Upper Half of Skeleton from the Back

early 1540s

Pen and ink drawing of skeletal lower legs and feet with fine hatching, on aged brown paper.

Lower Half of Skeleton from the Back

early 1540s

Pen and ink anatomical drawing of a skeleton's pelvis and legs seen from the front, with faint foliage below the feet.

Lower Half of Skeleton from the Front

early 1540s

Pen drawing of fishermen hauling nets from boats, with kneeling women and robed men in the foreground.

The miraculous draught of fishes

Engraving of Diana and her nymphs resting in a forest, with hunting dogs, a cupid, and a satyr peeking from behind a tree.

Diana and her nymphs

1520

Engraving of a woman picking fruit from a tree beside a nude young man and a climbing figure on a tree trunk.

Vrouw plukt fruit van een boom / Jongeman vastgebonden aan boomstam

1520

Red chalk drawing of a standing draped figure with turned head and flowing robes, study for an Annunciation angel.

Drapery Study for the Angel of the Annunciation

1550

Engraving of two allegorical women, one pointing upward beside scales and an urn, the other seated by a column, within a circ

Fortitudo en Justitia

1520

Engraving of Abraham about to sacrifice Isaac as an angel descends from clouds, with a ram, fire and bare tree.

Offer van Isaak

1520

Engraving of a flood with nude and draped figures on rocks, a drifting boat, and a stormy hatched sky.

The Deluge

c. 1540s

Engraving of mythological figures: a reclining old man, a standing nude woman reaching into a tree, and a seated nude woman w

Gouden tijdperk

1520

Portret van Borso d'Este

1520

Portret van sultan Mehmet II

1520

Engraved sheet with four ornamental frames containing portrait busts, flanked by satyrs, cherubs and grotesque masks.

Portret van Fernando Alvarez de Toledo

1520

Engraving of a reclining nude woman with an owl beside her and a sleeping man at right beneath drapery.

De nacht

1550

Engraving of a standing veiled woman reaching toward a seated elderly man, with a bird and clouds in a circular frame.

Religie troost een arme oude man

1520

Engraving in a circle: a woman tugs a young man's cloak as an elderly man reclines at right, with a cloud below.

Vrouw trekt aan de mantel van een jongeman die zich vastklampt aan een wijze man

1520

Pen and ink sketches of Cain killing Abel beside an altar, with standing women, a hand, and a seated child.

Figure Studies: Three Sketches of Cain Killing Abel, with an Altar of Sacrifice at Center, Two Standing Women, a Hand…

1510-61

Pen and brown ink drawing of a bull's head and forequarters with curved horns and hatched shading.

Head and Front Quarters of a Bull

1510-61

Red chalk drawing of a standing male nude with hands behind his back, muscular torso and head turned to the side.

Standing Male Nude with Hands behind Back

1510-61

Pen and wash drawing of a flying draped female figure pointing toward clouds, beside a seated bearded man reading a book.

Allegory with a Flying Victory and a Seated Bearded Man with a Book

1510-61

Red chalk drawing of a youth with an outstretched arm and bowed head, sketched on pale laid paper.

Half Figure of a Youth with Outstretched Left Arm and Bowed Head (recto); Two Women, One Holding a Vase, the Other a…

1554-61

Pen and wash drawing of three allegorical figures in a circular roundel, including a nude man and a kneeling putto among clou

Three Allegorical Figures in a Roundel

1510-61

Pen and ink sketch of a standing Virgin holding the Christ Child, with drapery studies and two small heads at upper right.

Standing Virgin with Child, Two Heads at Upper Right (recto); Sketch of Steps (verso)

1530

Pen and ink drawing of a nude man tied to a cross, with studies of a child's head and an ear in the corners.

The Unrepentant Thief on the Cross, Study of a Child's Head at Lower Left, and of an Ear at Lower Right Border

1510-61

Battista Franco (1510-1561) was a painter, printmaker and draftsperson. Battista Franco was born and died in Venice. Browse 99 works by Battista Franco from 8 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata