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Federico Barocci

70 works

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Chalk drawing of the winged Cupid drawing a bow, seated on drapery, with red and white highlights on grey paper.

Cupid Drawing His Bow

c. 1560s

Pen and wash drawing of a warrior carrying an old man on his back, with a child and a woman in a ruined classical interior.

Aeneas Saving Anchises at the Fall of Troy

1587-88

Brown and grey wash drawing of a white-flowering bush above an eroded bank with a small figure at lower left.

Flowering Bush above an Eroded Bank

c. 1572-1604

Red and black chalk drawing of a smiling curly-haired child reaching out, study by Federico Barocci.

Christ Child: Study for the Madonna di San Giovanni

c. 1565

Black and white chalk figure study on grey paper of a man bending backward with an arm extended across the page.

Figure Studies (recto); Figure Studies (verso)

1603-1607

Red and black chalk drawing of a boy's head tilted downward, on blue-grey paper.

Head of a Boy (recto); Figure Studies (verso)

about 1586-1589

Brown wash drawing of the Entombment, with men lowering Christ's body while women mourn beside a rocky landscape.

The Entombment

about 1579-1582

Painted study of a bearded man's head tilted downward, with grey curly hair and warm rose tones on a pale ground.

Head of Saint Joseph

about 1586

Red and black chalk drawing of an elderly bearded man's head on blue-grey paper, with white highlights.

Head of an Old Bearded Man

1584

Head of a Woman

1568

Drawing of the Virgin and Child in clouds above a kneeling figure gazing toward a distant city, in brown ink and white on blu

The Miracle of the Sacred Belt (recto), c. 1600-1610

1600

Study drawing of a praying Virgin with draped cloth and angels, in brown wash and chalk over red grid lines.

Study for the "Madonna of the Rosary"

c. 1589

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist, with children, a seated Virgin and a standing figu

The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist

1570/80

Brown chalk drawing of the Entombment of Christ with mourners lowering the body, plus sketched studies of heads and drapery.

Entombment of Christ

1578

Black and red chalk drawing of two seated women, one leaning to examine the other's hair, in period dress.

Drie zittende vrouwen waarvan één het haar van een ander onderzoekt op luizen

1597

Pencil and red chalk study of a kneeling draped woman and two sleeping infants on cream paper.

Studie voor de figuur van Maria in de Geboorte in het Prado, Madrid, en twee studie van een slapend Christuskind

1597

Red chalk drawing of a draped standing figure turned to the right, with one arm extended forward.

Gewandfigur in leichter Untersicht nach rechts, mit der Rechten auf den Betrachter weisend

Black chalk drawing of a lying sheep with its head resting low, woolly fleece shaded and highlighted on grey paper.

Lying sheep

Studies of a Man's Head and of His Hands

1592-99

Red and black chalk drawing of a young woman's head, eyes lowered to the right, on toned paper.

Head of a Young Woman Looking to Lower Right

1565

Oil study of a bearded, balding man's head bowed downward and to the left, against a grey background.

Head of a Bearded Man Looking to Lower Left (Nicodemus)

1579-82

Oil study of a woman's head in an ochre headscarf, eyes lowered and smiling faintly, painted in soft warm tones.

Head of an Old Woman Looking to Lower Right (Saint Elizabeth)

1584-86

Pen and wash drawing of the Virgin and Child with kneeling and standing figures bearing gifts, heightened in white.

Aanbidding der koningen

1545

Wash drawing of a draped woman with a raised arm and open book, gazing upward, against a dark brown background.

Cumaeïsche sibylle

1556

Black chalk drawing on grey paper of a boy's head turned to the side, with tousled hair and downcast eyes.

Hoofd van jongen

1540

Chalk drawing on grey paper of a child's face, frontal view, with blonde hair and soft red highlights on the lips and cheeks.

Kinderkopje

1545

Pen and grey wash sketch of two women embracing before a pedestal, with figures in a columned hall behind them.

Ontmoeting van Maria en Elisabeth

1580

Pencil drawing of the infant Christ with curly hair, raised arm and a hand holding drapery, on grid-marked paper.

Christuskind met de hand van Maria

1545

Red chalk study of a standing woman holding a child, with surrounding sketches of heads and limbs on paper.

Studies van een moeder die haar kind draagt

1575

Red chalk study of a standing female figure with hatched shading and a raised arm on aged paper.

Studie van een moeder die haar kind draagt

1575

Black chalk study of two feet and an ankle on grey paper, with soft shading and detailed toes.

Studie van twee voeten

1579

Oil study of a young man's head turned downward, with curly hair, red drapery and yellow garment on warm ground.

The Head of Saint John the Evangelist

1580