Battista Franco

Italian, Venice ca. 1510–1561 Venice · 74 works on DiscoverArt

Works

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 Head (recto); Two Women, One Holding a Vase, the Other a Book, and a Seated Man (verso)1554–61

The Entombment — The Entombmentca. 1552–61

St. Jerome — St. Jeromeca. 1550–60

The Entombment of Christ — The Entombment of Christca. 1530–61

Six Animals, including lions, a tiger, a leopard, a griffin, and a goat — Six Animals, including lions, a tiger, a leopard, a griffin, and a goatca. 1530–61

Two Angels or Winged Genii Carrying Torches

Fortitude 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 right — Fortitude 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 rightca. 1530–61

The Adoration of the Shepherds with angels overhead — The Adoration of the Shepherds with angels overheadca. 1530–61

Lower Half of Skeleton from the Front — Lower Half of Skeleton from the Frontearly 1540s

The Adoration of the Shepherds — The Adoration of the Shepherdsc. 1552

John the Baptist, lying on the ground naked except for a cloth covering his thighs, with his right arm curled around a rock, a reed cross lies on a rock in the foreground

The Penitent Thief on the Cross — The Penitent Thief on the Cross1510–61

The Angel Staying the Arm of Abraham — The Angel Staying the Arm of Abrahamafter 1552

The Angel Staying the Arm of Abraham — The Angel Staying the Arm of Abrahamafter 1552

Studies of Heads — Studies of Heads16th century

Lower Half of Skeleton from the Back — Lower Half of Skeleton from the Backearly 1540s

The Adoration of the Shepherds with angels overhead — The Adoration of the Shepherds with angels overheadca. 1530–61

The sacrifice of Abraham who needs before Isaac who raises his sword to strike him — The sacrifice of Abraham who needs before Isaac who raises his sword to strike himca. 1540–60

Saint Jerome kneeling before a crucifix, with a skull and lion — Saint Jerome kneeling before a crucifix, with a skull and lionca. 1550–60

Man Seated Beneath a Statue of Bacchus, Receiving an Audience — Man Seated Beneath a Statue of Bacchus, Receiving an Audienceca. 1530–61

Christ among the Doctors — Christ among the Doctorsca. 1530–61

Half-Length Skeleton in Profileearly 1540s

The Philistines Place the Ark of the Covenant in the Temple of Dagon — The Philistines Place the Ark of the Covenant in the Temple of Dagonca. 1540

The Unrepentant Thief on the Cross, Study of a Child's Head at Lower Left, and of an Ear at Lower Right Border — The Unrepentant Thief on the Cross, Study of a Child's Head at Lower Left, and of an Ear at Lower Right Border1510–61

Christ Carrying the Cross — Christ Carrying the Crossca. 1552

The Annunciation — The Annunciationbefore 1557

The Philistines Place the Ark of the Covenant in the Temple of Dagon — The Philistines Place the Ark of the Covenant in the Temple of Dagonca. 1540

Corpus Christi — Corpus Christibefore 1555

Skeleton — Skeletonearly 1540s

Hercules Killing the Hydra of Lerna — Hercules Killing the Hydra of Lernaafter 1552

John the Baptist Preaching in the Wilderness

Skull in Profileca. 1538

The Entombment of Christ — The Entombment of Christca. 1530–61

A Company of Horsemen — A Company of Horsemenc. 1510

Head and Front Quarters of a Bull — Head and Front Quarters of a Bull1510–61

Design for a Fountain with Sea Horses and Triton Base, Basin, Dolphins and Tritons, Three Grotesque heads and Neptune — Design for a Fountain with Sea Horses and Triton Base, Basin, Dolphins and Tritons, Three Grotesque heads and Neptuneca. 1550

Upper Half of Skeleton from the Back — Upper Half of Skeleton from the Backearly 1540s

Rib Cages — Rib Cagesearly 1540s

St. John the Baptist in the Wilderness — St. John the Baptist in the Wildernessca. 1552–54

Angel Seated on a Cloud — Angel Seated on a Cloudca. 1560

Design for the Decoration of the Semi-Dome of a Church Apse — Design for the Decoration of the Semi-Dome of a Church Apseca. 1545–55

Virgin and Child with St. Catherine of Alexandria and Saint Anne (?) — Virgin and Child with St. Catherine of Alexandria and Saint Anne (?)c. 1545

The Abduction of Dejanira — The Abduction of Dejanira16th century

The Israelites Gathering Manna — The Israelites Gathering Mannaca. 1547

The Holy Family — The Holy Family1510–61

Melchizadek offering bread and wine to Abraham — Melchizadek offering bread and wine to Abrahamca. 1545–61

A company of horsemen riding to the right — A company of horsemen riding to the rightca. 1530–61

The sacrifice of Abraham who needs before Isaac who raises his sword to strike him — The sacrifice of Abraham who needs before Isaac who raises his sword to strike himca. 1540–60

Woman in Roman Costume Picking Fruit from a Tree — Woman in Roman Costume Picking Fruit from a Treeca. 1560

Six Heads, Three Feet, Two Ears, Six Eyes, Four Lips — Six Heads, Three Feet, Two Ears, Six Eyes, Four Lips16th century

The Angel Staying the Arm of Abraham

The Holy Family — The Holy Family16th century

The abduction of Dejanira held by the centaur Nessus — The abduction of Dejanira held by the centaur Nessusca. 1530–61

The Deluge — The Delugec. 1540s

Melchizadek offering bread and wine to Abraham — Melchizadek offering bread and wine to Abrahamca. 1545–61

Torsos with Rib Cages — Torsos with Rib Cagesearly 1540s

Standing Virgin with Child, Two Heads at Upper Right (recto); Sketch of Steps (verso) — Standing Virgin with Child, Two Heads at Upper Right (recto); Sketch of Steps (verso)1530

Figure Studies: Three Sketches of Cain Killing Abel, with an Altar of Sacrifice at Center, Two Standing Women, a Hand, and a Seated Child with a Squirrel — Figure Studies: Three Sketches of Cain Killing Abel, with an Altar of Sacrifice at Center, Two Standing Women, a Hand, and a Seated Child with a Squirrel1510–61

Moses Drawing Water from the Rock, at left with water flowing, various figures and animals waiting at right — Moses Drawing Water from the Rock, at left with water flowing, various figures and animals waiting at rightca. 1552–61

The Abduction of Dejanira, at center in the arms of the centaur Nessus, Hercules at right shooting the centaur with an arrow, Achelous reclining with his cornucopia at lower right — The Abduction of Dejanira, at center in the arms of the centaur Nessus, Hercules at right shooting the centaur with an arrow, Achelous reclining with his cornucopia at lower rightca. 1530–61

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