Battista Franco
Sheet of Studies with Soldiers Battling, and a Single Crouching Figure in the Lower Right Corner
About this artwork
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artist:Battista Franco (about 1510 - 1561) Italian
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title:Sheet of Studies with Soldiers Battling, and a Single Crouching Figure in the Lower Right Corner
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Black chalk (?) on toned paper, laid down (very damaged)
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measurements:37.20 x 30.10 cm
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object type:
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credit line:David Laing Bequest to the Royal Scottish Academy transferred 1910
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accession number:D 1653
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Battista Franco
Battista Franco
Although born in Venice, Franco was in Rome by the time he was twenty. There he made drawings after the Antique treasures that filled the city, but he also fell under the spell of Michelangelo and made numerous drawings after the master’s work. In addition to being a fine draughtsman, Franco was...
