Marcantonio Franceschini

Italian · 1648–1729 · Painter, Printmaker

Marcantonio Franceschini was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mostly in his native Bologna. He was the father and teacher of Giacomo Franceschini. (Wikipedia)

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Marcantonio Franceschini was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mostly in his native Bologna. He was the father and teacher of Giacomo Franceschini.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1648, BolognaDied 1729, BolognaOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q2543592 ↗ULAN 500014609 ↗Museum works 20

Baroque

Also known as Anton Franzesquini, attr. a, Franc. da Bologna, Franc. da Bologne, Franceschini, Franceschini bolognese, Franceschini di Bologna, franceschini marcantonio and 5 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Marcantonio Franceschini, The Last Communion of Saint Mary of Egypt — **The Last Communion of Saint Mary of Egypt**1680 · Oil on copper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Wrightsman Fund, 1996 — Open Access (CC0)

Marcantonio Franceschini, Cartoon Fragment for Adolescent Angel Leaning on a Tablet or Closed Book — **Cartoon Fragment for Adolescent Angel Leaning on a Tablet or Closed Book**ca. 1690–95 · Brush with brown wash and gouache, over traces of granular charcoal underdrawing, on six glued sheets of paper; lined with canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha …

Marcantonio Franceschini, Allegorical Figure of Faith — **Allegorical Figure of Faith**1648–1729 · Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, highlighted with white, on brown washed paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Harry G. Sperling, 1971 — Open Acc…

Marcantonio Franceschini, Allegorical Figure of Purity with a Unicorn — **Allegorical Figure of Purity with a Unicorn**1688–89 · Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, highlighted with white, over black chalk, on brown-washed paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1963 — Open Access (CC0)

Marcantonio Franceschini, Allegorical Figure of Charity — **Allegorical Figure of Charity**1688–89 · Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, highlighted with white, on brown washed paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Harry G. Sperling, 1971 — Open Acc…

Marcantonio Franceschini, Saint Lawrence Standing and Holding the Grill, Instrument of His Martyrdom — **Saint Lawrence Standing and Holding the Grill, Instrument of His Martyrdom**ca. 1715 · Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, highlighted with white, on beige paper; squared in black chalk
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1962 — Open Access (CC0)

Marcantonio Franceschini, The Naming of the Virgin Mary — **The Naming of the Virgin Mary**c. 1690 · pen and brown ink with gray wash over black chalk
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Marcantonio Franceschini, The Guardian Angel — **The Guardian Angel**1716
Dulwich Picture Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Dulwich Picture Gallery

Marcantonio Franceschini, Lot and his Daughters — **Lot and his Daughters**1670
Dulwich Picture Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Dulwich Picture Gallery

Marcantonio Franceschini, Untitled — **Untitled**1702
Kunsthistorisches Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Kunsthistorisches Museum

Marcantonio Franceschini, The Virgin and Child with Saint Elizabeth and Saint John the Baptist — **The Virgin and Child with Saint Elizabeth and Saint John the Baptist**1694
Hillsborough Castle ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Hillsborough Castle

Marcantonio Franceschini, Noli Me Tangere ("Touch me not") — **Noli Me Tangere ("Touch me not")**1700
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Marcantonio Franceschini, Christ and the Woman of Samaria — **Christ and the Woman of Samaria**1700
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Marcantonio Franceschini, Adam and Eve — **Adam and Eve**1680
Mauritshuis ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Mauritshuis

Marcantonio Franceschini, The Chastisement of Cupid by Jealousy in the Presence of Diana and Mars — **The Chastisement of Cupid by Jealousy in the Presence of Diana and Mars**1692/1700 · Pen and brown ink, with brush and gray wash, over traces of black chalk, squared in black chalk, on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Charles Deering Collection — public domain (CC0)

Marcantonio Franceschini, Jacob and Rachel at the Well — **Jacob and Rachel at the Well**n.d. · Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, with charcoal, squared in graphite, on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Charles Deering Collection — public domain (CC0)

Seated Woman in Profilen.d. · Red chalk, heightened with touches of white chalk, on tan laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

Marcantonio Franceschini, Sketches of Figures, Landscape — **Sketches of Figures, Landscape**n.d. · Pen and brown ink, over traces of graphite, on tan laid paper, tipped onto cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

Marcantonio Franceschini, Study of a Young Woman Playing a Tambourine, and Studies of an Arm, Hands, and Feet (Studies for "Miriam Leading the Chorus of Women Who Give Thanks for the Routing of Pharoah" — **Study of a Young Woman Playing a Tambourine, and Studies of an Arm, Hands, and Feet (Studies for "Miriam Leading the Chorus of Women Who Give Thanks for the Routing of Pharoah"**c. 1711 · red chalk
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Nancy West — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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