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Francesco Fontebasso

49 works

Francesco Fontebasso was a painter, draftsperson and engraver from the Republic of Venice. Read more

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Painting of a kneeling woman before an armored warrior beneath a golden canopy, with attendants and a child nearby.

Family of Darius Before Alexander

1750

Painting of a crowned woman in a red gown holding balance scales, leaning on a stone head under a green canopy.

Allegory of Justice

1745

Painting of the Nativity with Mary holding the infant Christ, kneeling shepherds, cherubs above, and oxen in a barn.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Painting of a seated woman holding a sleeping infant beside a bearded man in red robes, with a soldier and child behind.

Joash and Jehosheba

Brown and pink wash drawing of a kneeling woman in a draped robe with hands clasped in prayer, with blue cloth behind her.

Draped Female Figure at Prayer

n.d.

Etching of a pastoral scene with nude figures, putti, and a herm of Pan beneath a tree, by Francesco Fontebasso, 1744.

Pastoral scene near a herm of Pan

1744

Pen and graphite sketch of a standing nude male figure beside studies of hands and a curly-haired head.

Apollo and Studies of the Artist's Own Hand [recto]

1730

Pen and brown ink drawing of a young woman with curly hair and a pearl necklace, turning her head to the side.

Elegant Young Woman with a Pearl Necklace

Ink and wash drawing of armored soldiers around a reclining body in a camp, with a mounted rider and a tent in the background

Alexander the Great before the Corpse of Darius

1750

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Adoration of the Shepherds with the Virgin, infant Christ, shepherds, and angels above.

Adoration of the Shepherds

c. 1750

Etching of angels lifting souls toward the Virgin and Child in clouds, with a kneeling saint and open book below.

Pope Saint Gregory I Frees the Souls from Purgatory with His Prayers

1731

Etching of nine figures in a landscape beside a herm of Pan, with a reclining nude woman and a standing nude man holding an a

Nine Figures near a Herm of Pan, from "Bacchanals and Histories"

1744

Etching of a satyr with a club, a reclining woman, putti, an urn on a pedestal, and two standing men in a landscape.

Satyr with Club and Seven Figures, from "Bacchanals and Histories"

1744

Etching of armored warriors and grieving women before classical columns and ruins, with a distant temple and tree.

The Sacrifice of Polyxena, from "Bacchanals and Histories"

1744

Etching of a kneeling pope and an armored saint gazing up at angels lifting souls from flames toward heaven.

Pope Gregory the Great and Saint Vitale Interceding for the Souls in Purgatory

1734

Pen and gray wash drawing of two standing men in fur and armor beside a seated woman holding a child.

Two Standing Male Figures and Seated Woman with a Child

1760s

Etching of mythological figures, including a reclining nude and putti, in a landscape beside a bust of Pan on a pedestal.

Apollo and Nymphs in a Landscape with a Bust of Pan

1744

Etching of a kneeling pope and armored soldier gazing up at angels and the Virgin lifting souls from flames below.

Saint Gregoire I Delivering Souls from Purgatory

1744

Etching of angels lifting souls from purgatory toward the Virgin and Child while kneeling figures pray in the foreground.

Pope Gregory the Great and Saint Vitale Interceding for the Souls in Purgatory

1731

Etching of nine figures including a reclining nude, putti, and a draped herm of Pan in a classical landscape setting.

Nine Figures around a Herm of Pan

1744

Etching of six nymphs and two cupids near a tree and classical column, with a distant hilly landscape.

Six Nymphs and Two Cupids in a Landscape

1744

Etching of Venus and Vulcan with nymphs and cupids beside a classical urn, a woman holding a mirror above reclining figures.

Venus and Vulcan with Three Nymphs and Three Cupids

1744

Etching of a satyr with a staff and other figures reclining near a large urn beside a tree and clouds.

A Satyr with a Staff and Seven Other Figures

1744

Etching of the sacrifice of Iphigenia: a priest with a knife at an altar, a figure rising in clouds, soldiers and a deer.

The Sacrifice of Iphigenia

1744

Etching of a seated woman with attendants, a servant holding a tray, a dog, and an armored soldier before a columned palace.

Sofonisba (or Artemisia)

1744

Engraving of a painter at an easel in a columned studio, with a helmeted warrior and a crowned woman standing at right.

Alexander the Great and Campaspe in the Studio of Apelles

1744

Engraving of the Madonna and Child with angels above and saints gathered around a column and stone ledge below, with a dog.

The Madonna and Child with Two Angels and Saints Scholastica, Benedict, Roch, Peter, Paul and Jerome

1740

Engraved print of allegorical figures, cherubs and a warrior with shield among clouds in an oval frame.

Unknown

Etching of Venus and Vulcan with nymphs and cupids in a landscape beside an urn on a pedestal.

Venus en Vulcanus met nimfen en amors

1744

Brown wash drawing of the Birth of the Virgin with women attending an infant and God the Father among cherubs above.

Birth of the Virgin

18th century

Brown wash drawing of a haloed youth teaching bearded elders with books in a columned hall.

Christ among the Doctors

18th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of Christ seated at a well speaking with a woman beside a water jar, with a classical tower behind

Christ and the Woman of Samaria

18th century

Francesco Fontebasso was a painter, draftsperson and engraver from the Republic of Venice. Francesco Fontebasso was born and died in Venice. Browse 49 works by Francesco Fontebasso from 10 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata