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Baldassare Franceschini

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Baldassare Franceschini, called Il Volterrano after his birthplace Volterra and, to distinguish him from Ricciarelli, Il Volterrano Giuniore was an Italian late Baroque painter and draughtsman active principally around Florence and Volterra. He was mainly known for his frescoes, altarpieces and easel paintings for churches and palaces in Florence, Volterra and Rome. His subject matter was diverse and included portraits, biblical and mythological scenes, history paintings and allegorical compositions.

Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (13)

De heilige Filippo Benizzi

1666 · chalk, paper

height: 206 cm, width: 138 cm

Rijksmuseum

Buitelende engeltjes

1666 · pen on paper, chalk, ink

width: 138 cm, height: 206 cm

Rijksmuseum

Ontwerp voor een muurkastje

1650 · pen on chalk, ink, paper

height: 222 cm, width: 198 cm

Rijksmuseum

Ontwerp voor een scenografisch Paasaltaar

1645 · brush on ink, paint (coating), paper, chalk, watercolor (paint)

width: 394 cm, height: 412 cm

Rijksmuseum

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Male Nude with Legs Outstretched

1631 · Red chalk heightened with white chalk, on tan laid paper

28.7 × 42.8 cm (11 5/16 × 16 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Standing Draped Female Figure

1631 · Black chalk, heightened with touches of white chalk, on blue-gray laid paper, laid down on cream wove card

31.5 × 18.1 cm (12 7/16 × 7 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Saint Reading

1631 · Black chalk on cream laid paper, laid down on ivory wove paper

11.9 × 12.1 cm (4 11/16 × 4 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Two Composition Sketches of Collapsing Figure Supported by Two Other Figures (recto); Compositional Sketch of Kneeling Figure Accompanied by Two Other Figures

1631 · Pen and brown ink (recto), and red chalk with black chalk (verso), on ivory laid paper

11.1 × 20.9 cm (4 3/8 × 8 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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