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Artists›Pier Francesco Mola

Pier Francesco Mola

Italian, 1612–1666

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Rijksmuseum Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (27)

The Return of the Spies from the Promised Land

1661 · pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk on laid paper, laid down on an old album sheet

sheet: 15.2 × 26 cm (6 × 10 1/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Homer Dictating

1660 · Oil on canvas

72.5 × 99 cm (28 9/16 × 38 15/16 in.); Framed: 83.9 × 109.3 × 5.1 cm (33 × 43 × 2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata

1655 · red chalk on laid paper

sheet: 25 × 18.2 cm (9 13/16 × 7 3/16 in.) mount: 33.7 × 26.5 cm (13 1/4 × 10 7/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Angel Appearing to Hagar in the Desert

1655 · red chalk on laid paper

sheet: 18.9 x 27 cm (7 7/16 x 10 5/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Angel Appearing to Hagar in the Desert (recto)

1655 · brush and pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk on light beige laid paper

sheet: 18.9 x 27 cm (7 7/16 x 10 5/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Joseph and his Brethren

1652 · Etching on cream laid paper

35.3 × 43.6 cm (13 15/16 × 17 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Portraits of Pier Francesco Mola and Niccolò Simonelli

1649 · pen on chalk, ink, paper

height: 220 cm, width: 156 cm

Rijksmuseum

Marteling van de Heilige Erasmus

1649 · pen on paper, ink

height: 220 cm, width: 156 cm

Rijksmuseum

De prediking van Barnabas

1647 · pen on paper, ink

width: 71 cm, height: 94 cm

Rijksmuseum

The Angel Appearing to Hagar and Ishmael in the Wilderness

1645 · pen and brown ink with brown wash on laid paper

sheet: 12.8 × 1.4 cm (5 1/16 × 9/16 in.) mount: 23.5 × 29.4 cm (9 1/4 × 11 9/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Viola da gambaspeler, driekwart van opzij

1645 · brush on chalk, paper

height: 251 cm, width: 172 cm

Rijksmuseum

Viola da gamba-speler, en face

1645 · brush on paper, chalk

height: 251 cm, width: 172 cm

Rijksmuseum

The Penitent Magdalene

1640 · black chalk with brown wash and watercolor on laid paper

sheet: 24.4 × 28.7 cm (9 5/8 × 11 5/16 in.) mount: 30.5 × 37.2 cm (12 × 14 5/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Caricatures of Clerics and Priests

1640 · pen and brown ink on laid paper

sheet: 14.1 x 18.6 cm (5 9/16 x 7 5/16 in.), irregularly torn and repaired

National Gallery of Art

Flight into Egypt

1632 · Etching on ivory laid paper

46.9 × 31.2 cm (18 1/2 × 12 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Joseph Greeting his Brothers

1632 · Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, over red chalk, on buff laid paper, laid down on cream wove card

14.1 × 22.5 cm (5 9/16 × 8 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Three Male Caricatures

1632 · Pen and iron gall ink on buff laid paper

19.4 × 18.6 cm (7 11/16 × 7 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Head

1632 · Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, on ivory laid paper, laid down on gray wove paper

6.5 × 5.3 cm (2 9/16 × 2 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Caricatures of Two Women (recto); Praying Judas (verso)

1627 · Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash (recto) and engraving in black (verso) on ivory laid paper

18.5 × 20.7 cm (7 5/16 × 8 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

God the Father Surrounded by Putti

1627 · Pen and brown ink with brush and pale brown wash, over graphite, on ivory laid paper, laid down on cream board

26.1 × 26.1 cm (10 5/16 × 10 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Ermina bij de herders

1622 · pen on paper, ink, chalk

height: 270 cm, width: 347 cm

Rijksmuseum

Karikatuur van een oude, opgedirkte vrouw

1622 · brush on ink, paper

height: 258 cm, width: 179 cm

Rijksmuseum

Caricature of a Man, Said to Be Pietro da Cortona

1612 · pen and brown ink with brown wash on laid paper

overall: 20.4 x 15.6 cm (8 1/16 x 6 1/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Caricature with Mola Protecting Himself from a Man Holding a Viper

1612 · pen and brown ink on laid paper

overall: 14.7 x 17.8 cm (5 13/16 x 7 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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Rijksmuseum
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3 entries · 1 sources

De prediking van Barnabas
1647 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Ermina bij de herders
1622 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Karikatuur van een oude, opgedirkte vrouw
1622 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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