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Battista Franco

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Engraving of the Annunciation: the Virgin kneels at left as an angel with a lily approaches, under God and clouds with angels

The Annunciation

before 1557

Engraving of an angel halting an elderly man's raised knife over a kneeling boy, with a ram and fire nearby.

The Angel Staying the Arm of Abraham

Engraving of robed figures in a temple, some prostrate before a pedestal beneath a radiant light with winged figures above.

The Philistines Place the Ark of the Covenant in the Temple of Dagon

ca. 1540

Etching of a bearded Saviour figure with arms raised, standing on clouds in a cloak, surrounded by radiating light lines.

The Saviour Covered in a Large Cloak

Engraving of a winged angel seated on hatched clouds, arm raised and gazing upward, in a draped robe.

Angel Seated on a Cloud

ca. 1560

Engraving of the Entombment of Christ: two men carry a body while a haloed woman looks on, with a skull and crown of thorns n

The Entombment of Christ

ca. 1530-61

Engraving of Christ teaching bearded scholars in a colonnaded classical hall with a statue in a central niche.

Christ among the Doctors

ca. 1530-61

Engraving of a centaur carrying a woman away while a nude archer aims a bow beside a tree and rocks.

The abduction of Dejanira held by the centaur Nessus

ca. 1530-61

Engraving of St. Peter and St. John healing a lame man among tall columns, with onlookers and putti.

St. Peter and St. John healing the lame man at the gate of the temple

ca. 1554-61

Engraving of mounted soldiers with raised lances and banners galloping right across a hilly landscape.

A company of horsemen riding to the right

ca. 1530-61

Engraving of a crowned priest offering bread and wine to a bearded man among soldiers, trumpeters, an elephant, and a lion.

Melchizadek offering bread and wine to Abraham

ca. 1545-61

Engraving of the Adoration of the Magi with a kneeling king, Virgin and Child, horses, a camel, and a bright star over a stab

The Adoration of the Magi

ca. 1530-61

Engraving of The Deluge: nude and clothed figures flee rising floodwater beneath a stormy sky, with a boat in the distance.

The Deluge

ca. 1550-60

Engraving of Diana and her nymphs resting in a forest with hunting dogs, a quiver of arrows, and a satyr behind a tree.

Diana resting with her nymphs

ca. 1530-61

Engraving of St. Jerome, nude and elderly, holding a skull beside a resting lion and a crucifix in a rocky landscape.

St. Jerome

ca. 1550-60

Engraving of Abraham raising a sword over kneeling Isaac as an angel descends, with a ram and fire nearby.

The sacrifice of Abraham who needs before Isaac who raises his sword to strike him

ca. 1540-60

Engraving of the Entombment of Christ, with men lowering the body in a shroud while mourners and bystanders gather around.

The Entombment

ca. 1552-61

Engraving of Moses striking water from a rock while figures and animals gather below in a wooded landscape.

Moses Drawing Water from the Rock, at left with water flowing, various figures and animals waiting at right

ca. 1552-61

Engraving of the Nativity with the Virgin, shepherds, ox and donkey, and angels on clouds above a sunburst.

The Adoration of the Shepherds with angels overhead

ca. 1530-61

Engraving of a seated bearded man under a statue of Bacchus while figures kneel and approach in a colonnaded hall.

Man Seated Beneath a Statue of Bacchus, Receiving an Audience

ca. 1530-61

Engraving of a classical hall with columns, a kneeling ruler before a bishop on a dais, a crowd, and a child with a dog.

Constantine Presenting the City of Rome to the Holy See, at right, many spectators throughout, a child playing with a…

ca. 1530-61

Engraving of six animals on rocky ground: two lions, a tiger, a leopard, a griffin, and a goat under a cloudy sky.

Six Animals, including lions, a tiger, a leopard, a griffin, and a goat

ca. 1530-61

Engraving of Israelites gathering manna in a desert, with figures carrying jars, camels, tents, and a rocky outcrop.

The Israelites Gathering Manna

ca. 1547

Engraved mythological banquet scene with vases, a grapevine arbor, an elephant, a flying putto, and reclining figures among l

The Wedding of Cupid and Psyche (right panel)

ca. 1530-61

Engraving of a nude man bound to a column, scourged by several bearded men with rods and whips, with a crown of thorns on the

The Flagellation

ca. 1552-61

Pen and wash design for a semi-dome with framed scenes, garlands carried by putti, and a classical architectural order below.

Design for the Decoration of the Semi-Dome of a Church Apse

ca. 1545-55

Engraving of a seated woman with a nude infant, a reclining man holding flowers, and a child at the right edge.

The Holy Family with St John the Baptist

1530

Engraving of a rocky landscape with a horse and groom, large trees on the right, and a hilltop town under hatched clouds.

Landscape with a Horseman and His Groom

ca. 1552-61

Engraving of the Adoration of the Shepherds with the Virgin, infant Christ, angels on clouds, an ox and shepherds.

Aanbidding door de herders

1520

Engraving of a bearded elderly man reading a book on a rock, with a lion resting beside him.

Heilige Hieronymus

1520

Engraving of Amor and Psyche's wedding feast with nude figures, cherubs, a banquet table, musicians and a rocky landscape.

Huwelijksfeest van Amor en Psyche

1520

Engraving of Abraham meeting Melchizedek with a procession of servants, musicians, an elephant, a lion and a dog in a landsca

Abrahams ontmoeting met Melchisedek

1520