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Francesco Solimena

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Painting of Adam and Eve in paradise with animals, an angel and cherubs in the sky above a landscape.

Adam and Eve in Paradise

c. 1700

Painting of the Virgin's birth with a glowing infant, attendant women, a kneeling servant, and a brass ewer in an interior.

The Birth of the Virgin

ca. 1690

Full-length portrait of a man in red robes and powdered wig beside a turbaned servant peering over a stone ledge.

Diego Pignatelli d'Aragona (1687-1750) and an Enslaved Servant

probably 1731 or 1732

Painting of the Annunciation: a winged angel descends toward the Virgin Mary while God the Father and a dove appear above wit

Bebudelsen

1672-1747

Painting of Aurora on a cloud with garlands and a torch, a reclining bearded man below, and putti among dark clouds.

Aurora Taking Leave of Tithonus

1704

Painting of a rider on a rearing white horse expelled by angels from a columned temple as a crowd flees down marble steps.

Heliodorus driven from the Temple

1720

Painting of Christ's body being lowered from the cross by men on ladders, with grieving women and angels around.

The Deposition

1729

Oil painting of an armored ruler and courtiers beside a column, with cherubs holding a laurel wreath overhead.

Emperor Charles VI and Gundacker, Count Althann

1728

Painting of the risen Christ with a red cross banner appearing to a kneeling Virgin, with angels and putti around them.

The Risen Christ Appearing to the Virgin

c. 1708

Painting of a young man in a red cloak pointing upward, holding a scroll, beside a stone ledge in a dark landscape.

Saint John the Baptist

1730

Oil portrait of a man in a powdered wig and black cape, seated at a red-draped table beside a letter and quill.

Jacopo Butera

c. 1695

Oil portrait of a young man in a gold-trimmed dark coat and floral waistcoat, holding a letter, before a stone pedestal.

Portrait of a Man

1710

Baroque painting of Venus with Cupid presenting a gilded shield to a nude, bearded Vulcan beside armor and a dove.

Venus at the Forge of Vulcan

1704

Baroque painting of a soldier with a raised sword seizing a woman while others react in alarm beside classical columns.

Death of Messalina

about 1704/1712

Painting of an angel pointing toward a landscape above a reclining woman in gold drapery and a sleeping man on the left.

Agar e Ismaele nel deserto confortati dall'angelo

1690

Painting of a woman in white robes holding a chalice, surrounded by angels, putti and a golden cross on clouds.

The Personification of Faith

Oil painting of the Madonna and Child on a cloud with a kneeling saint holding a lily, surrounded by cherubs.

Madonna and Child with St Maurus

Painting of the Madonna and Child enthroned above armored martyrs and cherubs under a dramatic sky.

Madonna of the Martyrs

1705

Oil painting of the Annunciation: an angel with a lily branch kneels on a cloud before the kneeling Virgin Mary, under a dove

The Annunciation

1693

Full-length 1731 portrait of a man in a red and white robe and powdered wig, with a servant at right beside a pedestal.

Diego Pignatelli d'Aragona (1687-1750) and an Enslaved African Servant

1731

Painting of Diana descending on a cloud toward the sleeping Endymion, with Cupid, dogs, horses and putti.

Diana and Endymion

1705

Painting of robed saints and an angel gathered among clouds in a dramatic dark sky, looking upward.

Saints in Glory

1690

Oil painting of men on a shore gesturing toward a large sailing ship with billowing sails under a blue sky.

Christoph Colombus discovers America

1715

Painting of the risen Christ rising with a banner above a tomb, angels overhead, soldiers asleep below, and two women in the

Auferstehung Christi

1720

Oil painting of the Madonna holding the infant Christ on a white cloth, with three cherubs above and a gold bowl beside them.

Madonna and Child

1720

Painting of Christ in glowing clouds above chaotic soldiers and horses, one man falling to the ground, under a dark stormy sk

The Conversion of Saul

1690

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

late 1600s-1747

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

1657

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

1657

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

1657

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