DISCOVERART

Battista Franco

The Israelites Gathering Manna

ca. 1547
Etching and engraving, second state of two
38.7 × 60.7 cm (15.2 × 23.9 in)

SEE IT IN PERSON

Not currently on view

In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

View at metmuseum.org ↗Plan a visit ↗

Discussion

Be the first to share your thoughts.

Sign in to join the discussion.

Community guidelines

More by Battista Franco

Half Figure of a Youth with Outstretched Left Arm and Bowed Head (recto); Two Women, One Holding a Vase, the Other a Book, and a Seated Man (verso)Half Figure of a Youth with Outstretched Left Arm and Bowed The EntombmentThe EntombmentSt. JeromeSt. JeromeThe Entombment of ChristThe Entombment of ChristSix Animals, including lions, a tiger, a leopard, a griffin, and a goatSix Animals, including lions, a tiger, a leopard, a griffin,Two Angels or Winged Genii Carrying TorchesTwo Angels or Winged Genii Carrying TorchesFortitude and Justice, an allegorical composition in round format, with Fortitude grasping a stone column and Justice pointing upward, a set of scale rests on a rock at rightFortitude and Justice, an allegorical composition in round fThe Adoration of the Shepherds with angels overheadThe Adoration of the Shepherds with angels overhead

More like this

Search through the Luggage of Joseph's BrotherFrancesco Primaticcio|Anonymous, French, School of FontainebMoses at right telling the Israelites to gather the manna and at left Moses striking the rockGiulio Bonasone|Polidoro da Caravaggio — Moses at right tellMoses striking the RockAnonymous, Italian?, 16th century|Polidoro da Caravaggio — MThe Baptism of Christ in the River JordanLucas van Leyden — The Baptism of Christ in the River JordanMoses Telling the Israelites to Gather the Manna and Moses Striking the RockGiulio Bonasone|Polidoro da Caravaggio — Moses Telling the IPeople Fleeing a Burning CityAnonymous, French, School of Fontainebleau, 16th century|FraThe Trojans hauling the wooden horse into TroyGiulio Bonasone|Francesco Primaticcio — The Trojans hauling The story of Jason and Medea: at the left she carries off her son, in the middle she is shown in her madness, Jason stands at the rightGiulio Bonasone — The story of Jason and Medea: at the left Joseph in the centre being sold by his brothers standing above a well, camels at the rightMaster of the Die|Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) — JoseGroup of Roman FiguresMaster IQV|Polidoro da Caravaggio — Group of Roman FiguresThe Miraculous Draught of FishesAnonymous, French, School of Fontainebleau, 16th century|RapThe DelugeBattista Franco|Polidoro da Caravaggio|Monogrammist 9 — The