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Francesco Solimena

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Pencil sketch of a king and queen meeting on steps in an arcaded hall, with attendants and kneeling figures around them.

Meeting of Solomon and Queen of Sheba

Pen and wash drawing of a goddess in clouds pointing to a bearded smith holding a shield, with a cupid above and armor below.

Venus Receiving from Vulcan the Arms of Aeneas

1704

Pencil study of a violent struggle with a muscular man and a fallen woman, with sketched figures at the left.

Study for the Death of Messalina

about 1704/1712

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate altar elevation with winged figures, putti, balustrade and carved pedestals.

Design for the Elevation of an Altar with Alternative Suggestions

1690

Pencil study of two cherub heads, one looking up and one sleeping, with sketched feathered wings on pale paper.

Study for Two Cherubim

1700

Pencil sketch of a winged angel lifting a radiant monstrance upward, with soft shading on pale paper.

Angel Carrying a Monstrance

1700

Pen and wash sketch of allegorical figures among clouds, with a winged figure and putti, study for a ceiling decoration.

Group of Allegorical figures: Sketch for a Ceiling Decoration ?

1657-1747

Pen and gray wash study of a seated prophetess with angels in clouds above and warriors and a horse below.

The Prophetess Deborah Ordering Barak to Take Arms against Sisera

1728-33

Pen and wash drawing of a seated allegorical figure on clouds with putti, a rooster, and a palette, study for a ceiling.

Allegorical Figure of Study

1657-1747

Pen and wash drawing of a seated commander surrounded by a standing woman, soldiers, and attendants in a classical interior.

The Continence of Scipio

1657-1747

Pencil sketch of a mounted rider with a spear, crowd of figures, and a warrior raising arms before architecture.

The Triumph of David

1677-1747

Pen and wash drawing of a winged angel in green drapery above a mass of falling figures among clouds.

Study for the Fall of Simon Maqus, S. Paolo Maggiare, Naples

1690

Grey wash drawing of Abigail before David, showing a central woman in drapery among muscular warriors and onlookers.

Abigail before David

n.d.

Pen and grey wash drawing of King Solomon judging two women over a child, with a soldier raising a sword.

Judgement of Solomon

n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of the Crucifixion with Saint John, the Virgin and two Maries at the base of the cross, cherubs above.

Crucifixion with Saint John the Evangelist, the Virgin and Two Maries

n.d.

Pencil sketch of a nude man with raised arms twisting across a tan sheet, with hatched shading suggesting rock behind him.

A Nude Man Chained to a Rock

Pencil sketch of mythological figures, including a standing man, a reclining woman and a cherub, with clouds and a ship.

The Marriage of Bacchus and Ariadne

Graphite sketch of a seated nude man twisting to point his arm to the right, on tan paper.

A Seated Nude Man Pointing to the Right

Pencil sketch of a heavenly Trinity scene with radiant light, clouds, and angels above kneeling figures on earth.

The Triumph of the Trinity (The Gloria)

Pen and grey wash drawing of a crowded classical scene with columns, a helmeted soldier, and draped figures in a framed borde

The Death of Viginia, Daughter of Marcus Claudius

1700

Grey wash study of Columbus landing, with armored men on a shore, a cross, angels in the clouds, and a boat at right.

Study for Painting "The Landing of Columbus in America," Sala del Minor Consiglio, Palazzo Ducale, Genoa, Italy

1710

Pencil study of two winged putti, one on clouds and one beside a draped urn, on aged paper.

Study of Two Putti

1690

Pen and wash drawing of the Virgin in glory among clouds and putti, flanked by St. Peter and St. Paul under architectural fra

Virgin in Glory with St. Peter and St. Paul

1700

Brown ink study of the Death of St. Joseph with mourners, cherubs and angels in clouds above, drawn on a grid.

Death of St. Joseph, study for a ceiling painting

1740