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Giovanni Battista Cipriani

29 works

Giovanni Battista Cipriani (1727-1785) was a painter, printmaker and draftsperson. Read more

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Painting of a centaur guiding a nude youth in a red drape to draw a bow, with a rocky cave and sea behind.

Chiron Instructing Achilles in the Bow

1776

Engraved oval portrait of John Locke with shoulder-length hair, framed by a laurel wreath, with name printed below.

John Locke. Etching by F. Bartolozzi after G. B. Cipriani, 1765

Red chalk drawing of a reclining nude woman on a cushion, with a winged cupid holding drapery behind her.

Reclining Nude with Cupid

1700s

Drawing of two figures crowned with grape leaves picking grapes and raising a cup beneath a tree, in watercolor.

Bacchus and Maiden

1747/1785

Pen and grey wash drawing of two nude figures seated on a rock in a wooded landscape, one pointing into the distance.

Adam and Eve in Paradise

n.d.

Red and black chalk drawing of a winged putto with curly hair flying and holding a torch aloft.

Putto with Torch

n.d.

Pencil sketch of seated Venus on a cloud with winged figure and several putti drawn around her.

Venus with Putti

n.d.

Engraved oval portrait of Andrew Marvell with long hair and a dark cloak, framed by a laurel wreath, with text below.

Portret van dichter Andrew Marvell

1737

Grey wash drawing of the Trevi Fountain in Rome with pedestrians in period dress on the cobbled square.

The Trevi Fountain, Rome

late 18th-mid-19th century

Back of an aged paper print with library stamp and handwritten inventory numbers, mounted on a cardboard backing.

[Alegoria Anglii]

1760

Grey wash drawing of Trajan's Column and ruined column bases in the Forum of Trajan, Rome, with a domed church at left.

The Forum of Trajan, Rome

late 18th-mid-19th century

Pen and grey wash drawing of a mythological scene in a circle under a large tree, flanked by figures on clouds.

Birth of Adonis

1775/1785

Pen and grey wash drawing of three panel designs with seated allegorical women, a harp player, a globe, and a cherub.

Design for Three Panels for a Library

1745-85

Red chalk drawing with white highlights of a standing young woman in flowing robes with arms outstretched.

Staande jonge vrouw met gespreide armen

1737

Brown wash drawing of nude figures recoiling around a pole with serpents, with robed figures and mountains behind.

De aanbidding van de koperen slang

1737

Grey wash drawing of Ulysses and Nausicaa with washing women, a goddess in clouds above, and a tree with draped cloth.

Ulysses and Nausicaa

n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a mounted warrior fighting on a bridge beside a round castle tower and a distant city.

Horatius at the Bridge

n.d.

Red chalk sketch of a winged old man with a scythe, a seated woman, cherubs and loose figure studies on cream paper.

Mythological Composition with Chronos and Harpies [recto]

1727

Pencil sketch on cream paper of an outstretched pointing arm, a hand at lower left, and a draped arm with folds of cloth.

Study of Two Putti and a Draped Arm [verso]

1727

Pencil sketch of a seated woman embraced by a standing man, with a flying figure above and a dog at lower left.

Angelica and Medoro

1727

Black chalk and white heightened study of a bearded classical figure in drapery, with a second head sketched behind.

Studies of a Classical Figure

1727

Pen and grey wash sketch of several draped female figures and heads in varied poses on one sheet.

Figure Studies [recto]

1727

Figure Studies [verso]

1727

Bearded Head after the Antique

1727

Pencil sketch of a standing man in a turban and loose robes holding a staff, on pale paper.

A Turk [recto]

1727

Graphite sketch of a reclining woman with draped legs and raised arm on grey paper.

Reclining Woman [verso]

1727

Pen and wash drawing of a decorative frieze with two oval medallions of standing classical figures between acanthus leaves.

Two Medallions with Standing Figures of Omphale and Bacchus, Separated by Design of Acanthus Leaves

1747/1785

Pen and ink sketch of a robed figure healing a kneeling man while onlookers and a winged figure gather around.

St. Peter heals (?)

1727

Brown ink and wash sketch of mythological figures, nudes, draped women and a winged figure among clouds.

Sketches of Mythological Subjects

n.d.

Giovanni Battista Cipriani (1727-1785) was a painter, printmaker and draftsperson. Giovanni Battista Cipriani was born in Florence and died in Hammersmith. Browse 29 works by Giovanni Battista Cipriani from 9 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata