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Battista Franco

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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

Pen and ink drawing of a muscular nude man bound to a cross, head turned sideways, with a draped loincloth.

The Penitent Thief on the Cross

1510-61

Pen drawing of a frontal male figure in Egyptian headdress and kilt, with Italian handwritten notes below.

Roman Telamones in the Egyptian Style

1510-61

Engraving of a Roman soldier greeting a seated woman beside a roundel showing a boy clinging to an old man's cloak.

Romeinse soldaat begroet Romeinse dame / Allegorie: een jongen klampt zich vast aan een oude man, terwijl een vrouw a…

1520

Engraving of nude Hercules raising a club against a multi-headed Hydra coiled on rocks beside a tree.

Hercules in gevecht met de Hydra van Lerna

1520

Pen drawing of an arched lunette design with putti, grotesque masks and scrolls framing a blank central cartouche.

Design for the Decoration of a Lunette with a Large Central Cartouche

1498-1561

Pen drawing of a fountain with an oval basin, tritons, dolphins, grotesque heads and a figure of Neptune above.

Design for a Fountain with Sea Horses and Triton Base, Basin, Dolphins and Tritons, Three Grotesque heads and Neptune

ca. 1550

Pen and ink drawing of an ornate cartouche flanked by a bearded man, a laurel-crowned youth in armor, and four putti.

Drawing of Cartouche with Bearded Man Left, Young man crowned with Laurels Right, and Four Putti

1498-1561

Engraving of Moses striking a rock as water flows out to a crowd of people, camels and cattle in a wooded landscape.

Moses Striking the Rock

1498

Engraving of a centaur with curly hair galloping past a gnarled tree on rocky ground, with a caption below.

De roof van Deïanira

1520

Engraved sheet with four scenes: a bust in a frame, a hurdy-gurdy player, two caricature heads, and two old women with a sala

Francesco Sforza, Draailier speler, Twee karikaturale mannenhoofden, Twee oude karikaturale vrouwen met een salami

1530

Six Caricature Heads

1530

Engraving of a crowned king receiving a tray of vessels from a servant, with a procession of men, horses, an elephant and a l

Abraham Paying Tithes to Melchisedek

1498

Engraving of robed men reacting in a stone temple as a winged figure glows above a pedestal, with fallen figures in the foreg

The Ark of the Lord in the Temple of Dagon

1498

Engraving of a bearded man reclining on rocks with a staff beside him, shaded sky behind.

St. John the Baptist in the Wilderness

ca. 1552-54

Engraving of Moses striking a rock to release water, with a crowd of figures and trees in a wooded landscape.

Mozes slaat water uit de rots

1508

Engraving of figures gathering manna in a desert landscape, with tents and camels at upper left and draped figures carrying v

Verzamelen van het manna

1508

Engraving of the Entombment: men lower Christ's body into a rocky tomb as mourning figures gather around.

Graflegging

1508

Engraving of a centaur carrying a woman while Hercules shoots an arrow at him and a reclining figure holds a cornucopia.

The Abduction of Dejanira, at center in the arms of the centaur Nessus, Hercules at right shooting the centaur with a…

ca. 1530-61

Engraving of an elderly bearded man kneeling before a crucifix, with a skull and a lion beside him.

Saint Jerome kneeling before a crucifix, with a skull and lion

ca. 1550-60

Engraving of a draped woman in classical dress picking fruit from a tree, with fine hatched shading.

Woman in Roman Costume Picking Fruit from a Tree

ca. 1560

Engraving of the dead Christ supported by two angels in a rocky tomb, with dense crosshatched shading on the body.

Corpus Christi

before 1555

Engraving of a bacchanal with a maenad, satyrs, a lyre, grapevine, putti carrying grapes, and a goat.

A Bacchanal

1530-61

Engraving of fishermen hauling nets from boats while figures on shore kneel and stand, with a distant sailing ship on the hor

The Miraculous Draught of Fish

Studies of Heads

16th century

Engraving of a seated man crowned by a winged angel while kneeling figures and soldiers approach with a pitcher and bowl.

Scipio Granting Clemency to the Prisoners

1530-61

Engraving of the Holy Family: Mary seated with the Christ child, and Joseph with a staff behind them under a draped curtain.

The Holy Family

1510-61

Engraving of Hercules with a raised club fighting a many-headed hydra beside a tree and rocks.

Hercules Killing the Hydra of Lerna

after 1552

Engraving of a muscular bearded nude man raising one arm beside a tree, with draped cloth and faces in the rocks below.

John the Baptist Preaching in the Wilderness

Engraving of Christ carrying the cross through a crowd of soldiers and mourning women, with a rocky landscape and tree behind

Christ Carrying the Cross

ca. 1552

Engraving of a centaur carrying off a draped woman as an archer draws a bow beside a tree, with a reclining nude holding flow

The Abduction of Dejanira

16th century

Engraving of two winged angels flying diagonally, each holding a flaming torch against radiating light lines.

Two Angels or Winged Genii Carrying Torches

Six Heads, Three Feet, Two Ears, Six Eyes, Four Lips

16th century