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Pietro da Cortona

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Dark painting of nude and draped revelers dancing around Bacchus-like figures in an outdoor scene with lions and hills.

Company Celebrating Bacchus

1550

Painting of a haloed female saint in gold and blue robes gazing up at angels while kneeling beside a smoking altar.

Sainte Martine refusant d'adorer les idoles

1650

Painting of the Virgin and infant Jesus with a saint offering a white lily, set against a dark wooded landscape.

La Vierge, l'Enfant Jésus et Sainte Martine

1643

Painting of a bearded man in a red cloak and a woman in yellow with a winged cherub under trees by a wooden shelter.

Abraham and Hagar

1637

Nativity painting showing Mary and the infant Christ in a manger, with Joseph, shepherds, angels on clouds and a dog.

The Nativity

1656

Painting of a haloed woman with golden hair holding a palm frond, wearing a blue gown and red drapery against a dark backgrou

St. Martina

1635

Painting of peasants harvesting wheat in a field, with women carrying jugs, a large tree, cottages and clouds.

Landscape with Harvesting

1750

Seated portrait of a bearded man in red papal cape and white lace vestments, holding a paper, in an ornate chair.

Portrait of Pope Urban VIII

1624

Baroque painting of a haloed saint on clouds above kneeling figures and candlelit tomb, with putti and angels.

Saint Constantia's Vision before the Tomb of Saints Agnes and Emerentiana

1654

Large baroque battle scene with mounted warriors, a king in a golden chariot, fallen soldiers and an eagle under blue sky.

Battle of Alexander versus Darius

1644

Oil portrait of a bearded cardinal in red cape and white lace cuffs, one hand resting on a desk with papers.

Portrait of Cardinal Pietro Maria Borghese

1620

Painting of the Madonna kneeling beside the sleeping Christ Child, with angels, a flower garland and a landscape behind.

Madonna with the Child and angels

1625

Madonna and Child with a kneeling saint and a boy in a landscape, a cherub above, by Pietro da Cortona, 1610.

Madonna with the Child, Saint Catherine and Saint John

1610

Painting of a rocky gorge with a wooden bridge, ox carts, workers and a stream under a cloudy sky.

The allume mines of Tolfa

1630

Brown wash drawing of a crowned king in a colonnaded hall as a kneeling woman offers a vessel and turbaned women watch.

The Idolatry of Solomon

1622-23

Black chalk drawing of a young man's head with curly hair and downcast eyes, with drapery sketched at the shoulders.

Study for the Head of St. Michael

1633

Brown wash drawing of a bacchanal with drinking satyrs, dancing revelers, fruit baskets and a wooded landscape.

Bacchanal

mid-1600s

Brown wash drawing of Christ crucified with the Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene and Saint John below, in an arched frame.

Christ on the Cross with the Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene, and Saint John

about 1661

Pen and ink drawing of a standing woman giving alms to a crowd of poor figures before classical columns and buildings.

Saint Cecilia Giving Alms to the Poor

about 1635-1640

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated bearded god amid columns, winged putti and a lion, by Pietro da Cortona.

Cybele before the Council of the Gods

1633

Pen and wash drawing of a painter at an easel in a crowded arched studio with many figures around him.

Earthquake in an Artist's Studio

c. 1660

Pen and wash drawing of an older bearded man with two women in draped robes, with a vessel and small figure at right.

Lot and His Daughters (recto)

1600s

Pen and wash drawing of three draped figures with a vessel, with faint pencil figure studies on the reverse.

Lot and His Daughters (recto); Sketch for Lot and His Daughters (verso)

1600s

Black and red chalk drawing of a young woman with head turned left, eyes lowered, hair pinned up, and draped garment on her s

Bust of a Young Woman Turned to the Left

1637

Black chalk sketch of biblical figures and angels among clouds, with a seated woman and a man holding a harp.

Abraham and Isaac, Adam and Eve, Noah, David with a Harp

1647

Pen and wash drawing of a winged genius floating among clouds in a shaped ceiling cartouche, with small birds nearby.

Hovering genius

Brown wash drawing of winged Saint Michael chaining a dragon beneath the Holy Trinity and cherubs in clouds.

The Holy Trinity with Saint Michael Conquering the Dragon

1666

Pen and ink sketch of the Virgin and Child with a kneeling woman, a bearded man, architectural arches, and a head study.

The Virgin and Child with Saint Martina, Another Study of Saint Martina, Studies of a Head, and of an Arcade (recto);…

1596-1669

Pencil drawing of a reclining male nude with upturned head and outstretched arm, with flowing drapery behind him.

A Wind God

1669

Ink drawing of two muscular satyrs supporting an ornamental scroll and mask motif, framed by a gold border.

Satyrs Supporting an Ornamental Motif

1596-1669

Pen and brown ink study of armored warriors with spears and seated figures, attributed to Pietro da Cortona, 1637.

Study for the Age of Bronze

1637

Black chalk sketch of two intertwined figures with draped fabric and small head studies below.

Study of Two Figures for the Age of Gold

1637

Pen and wash drawing of classical figures, putti and a tree in a columned garden, with a seated woman tending an urn.

The Triumph of Nature Over Art (design for an engraving of 'De Florum Cultura')

ca. 1633

Brown ink drawing of a colonnaded hall with allegorical figures, a river god, cherubs holding a portrait medallion, and schol

Design for a Thesis Print with an Allegory of Knowledge and Portrait of Cardinal Antonio Barberini the Younger (1607-…

ca. 1635

Red chalk study of a figure seen from behind with an outstretched arm and loose drapery, by Pietro da Cortona.

Study for the Allegory of Religion

1629-39

Brown ink and wash sketch of a tangled group of figures with draped garments and a seated man at left.

Sea Battle

1596-1669

Wash drawing of angels above a crowd and boat, one angel raising an illuminated cross, on three joined tan sheets.

Study for Angels Sealing the Foreheads of the Children of Israel in Saint Peter's Basilica

1652

Black chalk drawing of a bearded God the Father with winged angels carrying Passion symbols among clouds.

God the Father with Angels Holding Symbols of the Passion

1647-51

Graphite study of a seated youth seen from behind, turning his head, with curly hair, bare torso and draped legs.

Study of a Seated Youth for the Age of Gold

1637

Pen and ink drawing of a seated woman in drapery leaning toward a nude infant, with trees behind them.

The Virgin and Child with Saint Martina

1596-1669

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin Immaculate standing on a crescent moon, hands clasped, in flowing drapery on an arched sheet.

The Virgin Immaculate

1596-1669

Ink and wash drawing of an eagle fighting a coiled serpent, with a putto holding a banner and sun rays above.

Design with an Eagle Fighting with a Serpent and a Putto in the Sky Holding an Inscribed Banner

17th century

Brown ink drawing of St. Michael flying over chained demons beneath God the Father and Christ among clouds and cherubs.

St. Michael Expurging Heresy

1596-1669

Pen and wash drawing of a classical landscape with figures harvesting wine, barrels, a temple and a distant city.

Landscape with Wine Harvest

ca. 1630

Engraving of Christ pointing toward a kneeling Mary beside a large tree, with a church spire in the distant landscape.

Christ Appearing to Mary in the Garden

1766

Brown ink sketch of the Adoration of the Shepherds with the Virgin and infant Christ, kneeling figures, and a column.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

17th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of workers digging and building a stone wall, with an axe-wielding man and mountains behind.

Men Digging and Constructing a Wall

17th century

Pen sketch of a martyrdom scene with a fallen figure, crowd of onlookers, hovering angels and clouds.

The Martyrdom of Saint Stephen

c. 1660

Engraved frontispiece of a Roman missal: Saint Michael chains a six-headed dragon beneath the Holy Trinity and cherubs.

The holy trinity with Saint Michael vanquishing a six-headed dragon, frontispiece to 'Missale Romanum ex decreto sacr…

ca. 1662

Pen and ink sketch of a seated draped female figure with one arm raised, framed by a black ruled border.

Sketchbook page: Allegorical Figure

1660

Red chalk drawing of a nude male figure seen from behind, standing with one arm raised on pale paper.

Figural Study

1590