Battista Franco
A Seated Soldier
About this artwork
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artist:Battista FrancoItalian (about 1510 - 1561)
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title:A Seated Soldier
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Pen, brown ink and light grey wash, over faint black chalk, on paper (top left hand corner added)
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measurements:26.50 x 21.80 cm
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object type:
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credit line:William Finlay Watson Bequest 1881
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accession number:D 3140
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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...
