Battista Franco Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Battista Franco Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 14, 2024
Battista Franco Saint Peter and Saint John Heal a Cripple
Est: €300 - €400
after Raphael. Etching, 273 x 410 mm. III state? with the inscription "Franco forma." erased. Bartsch XVI.124.15. Copy printed on laid paper, with missing corners, paper thinning, creases and tears. Overall, in fair condition.
Bertolami Fine Art s.r.l.
Nov. 14, 2024
Battista Franco Religion consoles a poor man
Est: €800 - €1,600
Etching, 204 x 197 mm (sheet). Single state. Bartsch XVI.138.58. On the reverse, collector's marks of Raffaele Alianello (L.5k) and Agostino Caironi (L.426). Very fine and fresh impression, with very light plate-tone, printed on contemporary laid paper. Copy with small margins of about 5 mm on each side. In good condition: it has some stains, especially on the right side, and paper residues on the back.
Bertolami Fine Art s.r.l.
Nov. 14, 2024
Battista Franco Allegory of Wisdom
Est: €800 - €1,600
Etching, 204 x 197 mm (sheet). 2nd state with the inscriptions. Bartsch XVI.137.56. On the reverse collector's marks of Raffaele Alianello (L.5k) and Agostino Caironi (L.426). Very fine and fresh impression printed on contemporary laid paper. Copy with small margins of maximum 5 mm on each side. In excellent condition except for browning and paper residues on the back.
Bertolami Fine Art s.r.l.
Oct. 24, 2024
Attributed to Giovanni Battista Franco (c. 1510-1561) Four sheets with studies of men's heads, after Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519)
Est: £500 - £700
Attributed to Giovanni Battista Franco (c. 1510-1561) Four sheets with studies of men's heads, after Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) Engravings, circa 1530-1560, good impressions on laid paper without watermarks, each sheet approx. 120 x 150 mm (4 3/8 x 5 7/8 in), trimmed to or just within the platemarks, tipped at corners onto support, surface dirt and browning, and would benefit well from a light clean, the lower right sheet with tear (unframed) *** Scarce at auction. Examples in the Rijksmuseum, but seemingly none in the British Museum.
Forum Auctions - UK
Sep. 25, 2024
Italian School 16th Century Angel
Est: -
Pen and ink on paper. Traditionally attributed to Giovanni Battista Franco (1498-1561).
Duran Arte y Subastas
Jun. 29, 2024
GIOVANNI BATTISTA FRANCO (1498-1561) AFTER AGOSTINO CARRACCI (1557-1602) AND AFTER RAPHAEL (1483-1520)
Est: CHF200 - CHF400
Archangel Raphael and Tobias Engraving, glued to cardboard, slightly stained 41 x 28.5 cm
Galerie Moenius
May. 16, 2024
Circle of Giovanni Battista Franco (Italian, 1498-1561) Studies of a Man Leaning on a Staff and of a Grotesque Head
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Circle of Giovanni Battista Franco (Italian, 1498-1561) Studies of a Man Leaning on a Staff and of a Grotesque Head pen and brown ink on paper 8 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches. This lot is located in Chicago. Property from a Prominent Rhode Island Family Provenance: H. Shickman Gallery, New York (as by the hand of Giovanni Battista Carla)
Hindman
Apr. 16, 2024
BATTISTA FRANCO (1510 - 1561) - After. Moses brings forth water from the rock
Est: €50 - €100
BATTISTA FRANCO (1510 - 1561). After. Moses brings forth water from the rock. Inscribed lower left B.F.V.F.and lower right Franco forma.. 61,50 x 46,50 cm.
Capitolium Art
Nov. 14, 2023
Battista Franco, dit Il Semolei (Venise 1510-1561) La Fermeté de Mucius Scaevola
Est: €15,000 - €20,000
Battista Franco, dit Il Semolei (Venise 1510-1561) La Fermeté de Mucius Scaevola plume et encre brune sur papier, collé en plein sur un montage Mariette pen and brown ink, on paper, laid down on a Mariette mount 27.7 x 34.9cm (10 7/8 x 13 3/4in).
Bonhams
Aug. 31, 2023
Lot of four old-master etchings from the 16th and 17th centuries 12" x 9" largest
Est: $200 - $300
Lot of four old-master etchings from the 16th and 17th centuries Battista Franco (1510-1561, Italian), Portrait of the Duke Carlo de Lorena, etching; in passepartout. Signed in plate. Backed to an old sheet (with some handwriting visible against the light). Oliviero Gatti (active 1602-1626, Italian), Young Woman and Old Man, 1619 (after Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, better known as Guercino, 1591-1666), toning, partly glued to support paper; crisp lines. Francesco Curti (1610-1690, Italian), Portrait of young man (c. 1635) (after Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, better known as Guercino, 1591-1666). Jacob Matham (1571-1631, Dutch), after; The personification of hatred, etching (original: c. 1585; this copy in reverse may have been created soon after the original). On support paper partly attached to board. In passepartout.
Ripley Auctions
Jun. 23, 2023
Franco, Giovanni Battista (Venedig, ca. 1498-1561 ebda.),
Est: €160 - €250
Die Sintflut. Kupferstich nach Michelangelo. In der Platte sign., nicht dat. (um 1550). 26 x 42,2 cm. - Auf Trägerpapier mont. Thieme/Becker XII, 362 (Biographie). Vgl. Bartsch XVI, 155, App. Nr. 3. - Etw. späterer Abzug mit dem Vermerk "Batista franco inu:" in der Platte.
Zisska & Lacher
Apr. 27, 2023
DEPOSITION OF THE CROSS.
Est: €200 - €250
Pen and black ink, grey wash, 22 x 31,5 cm, laid paper, unsigned (spotting, tear at bottom left corner, sm. tear at lower centre, few sm. creases). - Men carrying the dead body of Christ. Possibly Bolognese school. With doubtful attribution in pencil to Giovanni Battista Franco (1510-1561).
Arenberg Auctions
Mar. 17, 2023
Battista Franco (Venezia, 1510 - Venezia, 1561) Il Diluvio Universale (da un soggetto presumibilmente di Polidoro da Caravaggio) Seconda metà del XVI secolo circa Incisione a bulino cm 26x43; con cornice cm 43x58
Est: €100 - €150
Battista Franco (Venezia, 1510 - Venezia, 1561) Il Diluvio Universale (da un soggetto presumibilmente di Polidoro da Caravaggio) Seconda metà del XVI secolo circa Incisione a bulino cm 26x43; con cornice cm 43x58 Buona impressione stampata con segno nitido su carta, lievemente rifilata e forata. Piccole pieghe nella parte alta del foglio. In cornice ebanizzata degli inizi del XX secolo.
Gliubich Casa d'Aste
Mar. 08, 2023
Il Semolei (Battista Franco, 1510-1561). Allegorical Figure of Chastity, black chalk
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
Il Semolei (Battista Franco, 1510-1561). Allegorical Figure of Chastity, black chalk * Franco (Battista, 1510-1561). Allegorical Figure of Chastity, circa 1550, black chalk heightened with white on grey paper backed with laid paper, shaped at the top, inscribed verso in pen and ink 'Primaticcio 3 3', with counterfeit collector's stamp of Sir Peter Lely (see Lugt 2092), and an unidentified initial 'B' in pen and ink lower right, sheet size 15.5 x 12.8 cm (8 1/8 x 5 ins), modern wooden frame (49.5 x 35 cm) QTY: (1) NOTE: Provenance: Collection of Sir Lawrence Gowing (1918-1991). The verso of the frame is annotated with notes by Gowing on attribution and iconography obtained from fellow art historians: 'Popham (from the grave) / Pouncey (after a re-think) and Gere (upside down) now agree that this drawing is by Battista Franco / ? Virtues etc in Hall of Libreria / Giuseppe Porta called Salviati (J.A.G.) / Salviati (better than) / Felicity S.W. / Parmesan School A.E. / Giambattista Zelotti / RBH'. Previously identified as an allegorical figure of Abundance. However this drawing lacks the main attributes associated with virtue: the presence of rabbits at the Virgin Mary's feet symbolise the overcoming of lust through chastity, while the veil also symbolises chastity. Around 1554, Battista Franco was in Venice where he was commissioned to make the ceiling tondi of allegorical subjects and wall panels for the now famous Libreria Marciana, designed by the architect Jacopo Sansovino, and constructed between 1537 and 1588.
Dominic Winter Auctions
Feb. 07, 2023
FRANCO. La Disputa coi dottori.
Est: €1,400 - €1,800
Giovanni Battista FRANCO.1498-1561 La Disputa coi dottori.XVI secolo Acquaforte e bulino, mm. 372x468. Filomargine, foglio con filigrana. Bell’esemplare.
Bado e Mart
Nov. 22, 2022
Battista Franco (c.1510-1561): A GENERAL ADDRESSING HIS SOLDIERS
Est: -
Battista Franco (c.1510-1561) A General Addressing His Soldiers Etching, 13,3 x 12,7 cm From The History of Trajan series, stato I/2, senza la firma. Bartsch XVI.136.50 Printed on laid paper, with thin margins beyond the platemark. Glued in the corners on a modern backing. A small brown spot in the center. Otherwise good conditions.
Bertolami Fine Art s.r.l.
Jun. 07, 2022
FRANCO. La Disputa coi dottori.
Est: €1,400 - €1,800
Giovanni Battista FRANCO.1498-1561 La Disputa coi dottori.XVI secolo Acquaforte e bulino, mm. 372x468. Filomargine, foglio con filigrana. Bell’esemplare.
Bado e Mart
Jan. 19, 2022
Attribuito a Battista Franco detto Il SEMOLEI (1510-1561)
Est: €400 - €600
Attribuito a Battista Franco detto Il SEMOLEI (1510-1561) Study of the handle of a vase Black stone, pen, brown ink On the verso : study of the black stone Attribué à Battista Franco dit Il SEMOLEI (1510-1561) Étude de l'anse d'un vase. Pierre noire, plume, encre brune. On the reverse: study of the black stone H_14,8 cm W_14,4 cm Studio dell'ansa di un vaso Pietra nera, penna, inchiostro marrone Al verso : studio alla pietra nera Attribué à Battista Franco dit Il SEMOLEI (1510-1561) Étude de l'anse d'un vase. Pierre noire, plume, encre brune. Au verso : étude à la pierre noire H_14,8 cm L_14,4 cm
Pierre Bergé & Associés
Dec. 07, 2021
GIOVANNI BATTISTA FRANCO (VENICE C.1510 - 1561)
Est: £400 - £600
GIOVANNI BATTISTA FRANCO (VENICE C.1510 - 1561) GIOVANNI BATTISTA FRANCO (VENICE C.1510 - 1561) The Entombment of Christ signed on the plate B.F. V. F; traces of an inscription on the verso first state of two; without the printer's address on the right engraving on paper, backed on card 330 x 580 mm
Chiswick Auctions
Dec. 02, 2021
FRANCO. La Disputa coi dottori.
Est: €1,400 - €1,800
Giovanni Battista FRANCO.1498-1561 La Disputa coi dottori.XVI secolo Acquaforte e bulino, mm. 372x468. Filomargine, foglio con filigrana. Bell’esemplare. Secondo il Sopher, in questa incisione non c’è l’acquaforte già ricordata dal Bartsch. Probabilmente è una delle prime incisione del Semoleo, datandosi verso l’inizio del 1530, all’epoca del soggiorno romano. Nonostante il suo stile a volte “opaco o ripetitivo e la pesantezza con cui molti dettagli sono stati disegnati, questa stampa ha una sofficità e una tonalità grigia dominante che rivelano parzialmente le sue origini venete”. Molte sono le somiglianze con certe figure monumentali di stampo raffaellesco. Lo stesso Sopher nota la strana discordanza tra l’architettura simmetrica e l’asimmetria delle figure, con il Cristo “piccolo e non visualmente centrato”. La composizione è tenuta bilanciata dalla statua raffigurata nell’abside centrale.
Bado e Mart
Jul. 15, 2021
FRANCO. La Disputa coi dottori.
Est: €1,400 - €1,800
Giovanni Battista FRANCO. 1498-1561 La Disputa coi dottori. Acquaforte e bulino, mm. 372x468. Filomargine, foglio con filigrana. Bell’esemplare. Secondo il Sopher, in questa incisione non c’è l’acquaforte già ricordata dal Bartsch. Probabilmente è una delle prime incisione del Semoleo, datandosi verso l’inizio del 1530, all’epoca del soggiorno romano. Nonostante il suo stile a volte “opaco o ripetitivo e la pesantezza con cui molti dettagli sono stati disegnati, questa stampa ha una sofficità e una tonalità grigia dominante che rivelano parzialmente le sue origini venete”. Molte sono le somiglianze con certe figure monumentali di stampo raffaellesco. Lo stesso Sopher nota la strana discordanza tra l’architettura simmetrica e l’asimmetria delle figure, con il Cristo “piccolo e non visualmente centrato”. La composizione è tenuta bilanciata dalla statua raffigurata nell’abside centrale.
Bado e Mart
Jun. 17, 2021
THE DEPOSITION OF THE CROSS.
Est: €250 - €400
Drawing, pen and black ink, grey wash, 22 x 31,5 cm, laid paper, unsigned (laid down on cardb. support, foxing, tear at lower left corner, tear of ca. 1 cm lower middle, several sm. creases). - Men carrying the dead body of Christ. Possibly Bolognese school. With doubtful attribution in pencil to Giovanni Battista Franco (1510-1561).
Arenberg Auctions
May. 19, 2021
FRANCO. La Disputa coi dottori.
Est: €1,400 - €1,800
Giovanni Battista FRANCO.1498-1561 La Disputa coi dottori. Acquaforte e bulino, mm. 372x468. Filomargine, foglio con filigrana. Bell’esemplare. Secondo il Sopher, in questa incisione non c’è l’acquaforte già ricordata dal Bartsch. Probabilmente è una delle prime incisione del Semoleo, datandosi verso l’inizio del 1530, all’epoca del soggiorno romano. Nonostante il suo stile a volte “opaco o ripetitivo e la pesantezza con cui molti dettagli sono stati disegnati, questa stampa ha una sofficità e una tonalità grigia dominante che rivelano parzialmente le sue origini venete”. Molte sono le somiglianze con certe figure monumentali di stampo raffaellesco. Lo stesso Sopher nota la strana discordanza tra l’architettura simmetrica e l’asimmetria delle figure, con il Cristo “piccolo e non visualmente centrato”. La composizione è tenuta bilanciata dalla statua raffigurata nell’abside centrale. Etching and burin, mm. 372x468. Trimmed at margin, sheet with watermark. Beautiful specimen. According to Sopher, in this engraving there is no etching already mentioned by Bartsch. It is probably one of the earliest engravings by Semoleo, dating back to the beginning of 1530, at the time of the Roman stay. Despite its sometimes "opaque or repetitive style and the heaviness with which many details have been drawn, this print has a softness and a dominant gray tone that partially reveal its Venetian origins". There are many similarities with certain monumental Raphaelesque figures. Sopher himself notes the strange discrepancy between the symmetrical architecture and the asymmetry of the figures, with the Christ "small and not visually centered". The composition is kept balanced by the statue depicted in the central apse.
Bado e Mart
May. 02, 2021
BATTISTA FRANCO (ITALIAN, c. 1510-1561).
Est: $400 - $600
Etching. "Die Sinflut". From a New York collection.
Clarke Auction Gallery
Mar. 24, 2021
GIOVANNI BATTISTA FRANCO, DIT IL SEMOLEI (UDINE CIRCA 1501-1561 VENISE) Étu
Est: €15,000 - €25,000
GIOVANNI BATTISTA FRANCO, DIT IL SEMOLEI (UDINE CIRCA 1501-1561 VENISE) Étude d'un éléphant et d'une panthère plume et encre brune 18 x 13,1 cm (7 x 5 1/8 in.)
Christie's
Mar. 24, 2021
GIOVANNI-BATTISTA FRANCO, DIT IL SEMOLEI (VENISE VERS 1510-1561) Deux e´tud
Est: €200,000 - €300,000
GIOVANNI-BATTISTA FRANCO, DIT IL SEMOLEI (VENISE VERS 1510-1561) Deux e´tudes de squelettes plume et encre brune, lavis brun 42,7 x 27,9 cm GIOVANNI BATTISTA FRANCO, CALLED IL SEMOLEI (VENICE CIRCA 1510-1561) Two studies of skeletons with inscription ‘dal Michael Angelo Buona/ rotta’ in pen and brown ink (lower left) pen and brown ink, brown wash 42.7 x 27.9 cm (16 ¾ x 11 in.)
Christie's
Feb. 10, 2021
FRANCO. La Disputa coi dottori.
Est: €1,400 - €1,800
Giovanni Battista FRANCO.1498-1561 La Disputa coi dottori.XVI secolo Acquaforte e bulino, mm. 372x468. Filomargine, foglio con filigrana. Bell’esemplare.
Bado e Mart
Oct. 15, 2020
FRANCO. LA DISPUTA COI DOTTORI.
Est: €1,400 - €1,800
Giovanni Battista FRANCO.1498-1561 La Disputa coi dottori.XVI secolo Acquaforte e bulino, mm. 372x468. Filomargine, foglio con filigrana. Bell’esemplare.
Bado e Mart
Dec. 10, 2019
BATTISTA FRANCO (CIRCA 1510-1561) Moses drawing Water from the Rock Plate & Sheet 374 x 517 mm.
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
BATTISTA FRANCO (CIRCA 1510-1561) Moses drawing Water from the Rock etching with engraving, circa 1530-1560, on laid paper, watermark Siren in a Circle (not in Briquet), a fine impression of the first state (of two), trimmed on or to the platemark, in very good condition Plate & Sheet 374 x 517 mm.
Christie's
Dec. 05, 2019
Giovanni Battista Franco, 1498 – 1561, zug./ Werkstatt des
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
GRABLEGUNG CHRISTI Öl auf Weichholz. 122 x 51,5 cm. Ungerahmt. Dem Gemälde ist eine reflektographische Untersuchungsdokumentation beigegeben (Claudio Falcucci, Rom, September 2018). Hochformatige Bildtafel, wohl eines ehemaligen Altargemäldes. Der Leichnam Christi wird von Josef von Arimathäa und Maria in einen Sarkophag niedergelegt, dahinter in Trauer, Johannes Evangelist und Maria Magdalena. Im Vordergrund, am Boden die Leidenswerkzeuge wie Dornenkrone und Kreuznägel, der Hintergrund zeigt den Eingang in eine Felsenhöhle. Der aus einem Gesteinsspalt emporsprießende Zweig darf symbolisch als das Aufsprießen der neuen Religion gedeutet werden. Das extreme Hochformat erklärt sich durch das Fehlen ehemals seitlicher Weiterführungen des Bildes. Provenienz: Privatsammlung. (12113118) (11)
Hampel Fine Art Auctions
Jul. 31, 2019
FRANCO. La Disputa coi dottori.
Est: €1,400 - €1,800
Giovanni Battista FRANCO.1498-1561 The confront with the Doctors. XVIth century Etching and burin, mm. 372x468. Small margins, watermark. Good copy. According to the Sopher, in this engraving there is no etching already mentioned by Bartsch. It is probably one of the first engraving of the Semoleo, dating back to the beginning of 1530, at the time of the Roman stay. Despite its sometimes "opaque or repetitive style and the heaviness with which many details have been designed, this print has a softness and a dominant gray tone that partially reveal its Venetian origins". There are many similarities with certain monumental figures of Raphaelesque style. The same Sopher notes the strange discord between the symmetrical architecture and the asymmetry of the figures, with the Christ "small and not visually centered". The composition is kept balanced by the statue depicted in the central apse.Bartsch, 1870, XV/, p. 122, n. 9 I/II; M. Sopher – C. Lazzaro Bruno, op. cit., 1978, scheda n. 71.; D’Amico, p. 47, n. 179.
Bado e Mart
Jul. 15, 2019
FRANCO. La Disputa coi dottori.
Est: €1,400 - €1,800
Giovanni Battista FRANCO.1498-1561 The confront with the Doctors. XVIth century Etching and burin, mm. 372x468. Small margins, watermark. Good copy. According to the Sopher, in this engraving there is no etching already mentioned by Bartsch. It is probably one of the first engraving of the Semoleo, dating back to the beginning of 1530, at the time of the Roman stay. Despite its sometimes "opaque or repetitive style and the heaviness with which many details have been designed, this print has a softness and a dominant gray tone that partially reveal its Venetian origins". There are many similarities with certain monumental figures of Raphaelesque style. The same Sopher notes the strange discord between the symmetrical architecture and the asymmetry of the figures, with the Christ "small and not visually centered". The composition is kept balanced by the statue depicted in the central apse.Bartsch, 1870, XV/, p. 122, n. 9 I/II; M. Sopher – C. Lazzaro Bruno, op. cit., 1978, scheda n. 71.; D’Amico, p. 47, n. 179.
Bado e Mart
Jul. 12, 2018
FRANCO. La Disputa coi dottori. XVI century
Est: €1,400 - €1,800
Giovanni Battista FRANCO. 1498-1561 La Disputa coi dottori. XVI secolo Acquaforte e bulino, mm. 372x468. Filomargine, foglio con filigrana. Bell’esemplare.
Bado e Mart
Jul. 04, 2018
BATTISTA FRANCO, CALLED IL SEMOLEI | A group of female figures
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Pen and brown ink and red chalk, part of a lunette; bears inscription in pen and brown ink, lower left: Parmeggiano
Sotheby's
Jul. 03, 2018
ATTRIBUTED TO GIOVANNI BATTISTA FRANCO, CALLED IL SEMOLEI (UDINE CIRCA 1501-1561 VENI
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
ATTRIBUTED TO GIOVANNI BATTISTA FRANCO, CALLED IL SEMOLEI (UDINE CIRCA 1501-1561 VENICE) Neptune on a hippocamp wielding a trident with inscription 'Benvenuto Cellini' (verso of mount) pen and brown ink 6 1/8 x 7 1/4 in. (15.7 x 18.5 cm)
Christie's
May. 23, 2018
GIOVANNI BATTISTA FRANCO (ITALIAN 1498-1561) RECLINING MALE FIGURE 14cm x 17cm (5.5in x 6.75in)
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
GIOVANNI BATTISTA FRANCO (ITALIAN 1498-1561) RECLINING MALE FIGURE Signed, pen and ink 14cm x 17cm (5.5in x 6.75in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Apr. 29, 2018
Giovanni Battista Franco (1498-1561) "Moses...
Est: $500 - $1,000
Giovanni Battista Franco (Italian, 1498-1561) "Moses Drawing Water From the Rock" Etching/ Copper plate Engraving. 14.75 x 20.5 inches. With pencil inscription in lower margin and en verso.
Sarasota Estate Auction
Mar. 23, 2018
FRANCO, GIOVANNI BATTISTA
Est: CHF2,000 - CHF3,000
FRANCO, GIOVANNI BATTISTA (1510 Venice 1580), ATTRIBUTED Prometheus bringing fire to mankind. Pen and brown ink. 18.4 x 22.2 cm. Framed. Provenance: - Collection of Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), London, Lugt 2364. - Collection of E. J. Reynolds (1876 - um 1932), Lugt 900b. - Unknown collection stamp "P", not in Lugt. - Kunsthandel Kurt Meissner, Zurich. - Private collection, Switzerland. --------------- FRANCO, GIOVANNI BATTISTA (1510 Venedig 1580), ZUGESCHRIEBEN Prometheus bringt den Menschen das Feuer. Feder in Braun. 18,4 x 22,2 cm. Gerahmt. Provenienz: - Sammlung Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), London, Lugt 2364. - Sammlung E. J. Reynolds (1876 - um 1932), Lugt 900b. - unbekannter Sammlerstempel "P", nicht bei Lugt. - Kunsthandel Kurt Meissner, Zürich. - Privatsammlung Schweiz.
Koller Auctions
Mar. 08, 2018
* Franco (Giovanni Battista, 1498-1561). Di Questa Sorte, Sono l Buon Salami,
Est: £400 - £600
copper engraving on laid paper, trimmed to image, 115 x 152 mm (4.5 x 6 ins), together with three other engravings on laid paper by Franco of pairs of grotesque heads of old men, all trimmed to image, similar sizes, each in modern card mount - Quantity (4)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Oct. 09, 2017
Anonimo incisore del XVI secolo, Annunciazione con Dio Padre. Da Battista Franco (Venezia ca. 1498-1561). Ante 1557.
Est: €800 - €1,600
Bulino. mm 365x268.Il foglio è al momento sconosciuto ai repertori degli incisori italiani del Cinquecento, è comunque tratto, in controparte, dal medesimo soggetto inciso da Battista Franco verosimilmente prima del 1557 (TIB 32/16,7). Bellissima prova, nitidamente impressa con ottimo contrasto, su carta vergellata con filigrana "lettera M e giglio entro stemma" (Woodward 310).
Gonnelli Casa d'Aste
Jan. 24, 2017
Battista Franco (Venice circa Two male nudes seen from the front and side, with a subsidiary study of the...
Est: $40,000 - $60,000
Battista Franco (Venice circa Two male nudes seen from the front and side, with a subsidiary study of the... black and red chalk, pen and brown ink, the upper left, upper and lower right corners clipped and made up 17¼ x 11¼ in. (43.7 x 28.7 cm.)
Christie's
Apr. 29, 2016
GIOVANNI BATTISTA FRANCO (zugeschrieben) Gaius Fabricius Luscinus weist die Schätze des Pyrrhus zurück.
Est: €2,500 - €3,000
GIOVANNI BATTISTA FRANCO (zugeschrieben) Gaius Fabricius Luscinus weist die Schätze des Pyrrhus zurück.,Schwarze Kreide und Feder in Braun, laviert und weiß gehöht, auf Bütten. (1540). 26,6 : 43 cm. Bezeichnet und datiert unten rechts "Matúrino f. 1540". , Wir danken Dr. Linda Wolk-Simon, Fairfield, für die freundliche Unterstützung bei der Katalogisierung dieses Loses. Provenienz: Sammlung Fritz Hasselmann, München, verso mit dem Stempel (Lugt 1012), Hugo Helbing, München, Auktion 24.11.1892, Los 665 (als Maturino). , Linda Wolk-Simon hat auf Grundlage eines digitalen Fotos für vorliegende Zeichnung eine Zuschreibung an Battista Franco vorgeschlagen, für den allerdings der umfangreiche Gebrauch der schwarzen Kreide nicht unbedingt typisch sei. Die Zeichnung zeige auch Anklänge an Arbeiten Francesco Salviatis, der als Urheber ebenfalls nicht ganz ausgeschlossen werden kann. Die Datierung rechts unten gebe wohl das Entstehungsdatum der Zeichnung wieder. Wahrscheinlich handelt es sich um die Kopie nach einem Fresko auf einer Wandfassade, vielleicht des Palazzo Gaddi, die von Polidoro und Maturino gestaltet wurde. - Kleines Löchlein im Hinterkopf des Knienden, daher alt auf Sammlungsuntersatz aufgelegt. Leicht knitterfaltig in oberer rechter Ecke, vereinzelt mit oxidiertem Bleiweiß, ansonsten gut.
Karl & Faber
Nov. 26, 2015
Franco, Giovanni Battista: Melchisedek
Est: €300 - €400
Melchisedek bietet Abraham Brot und Wein an. Radierung und Grabstichel. 27 x 42 cm. B. 5 II. Kräftiger, gleichmäßiger Druck mit feinem Rändchen. Kleine Bereibungen und Ausbesserungen, Altersspuren, geglättete vertikale Falte verso, der Gesamteindruck jedoch gut.
Bassenge Auctions
Nov. 27, 2014
Franco, Giovanni Battista: Melchisedek
Est: €500 - €750
Melchisedek bietet Abraham Brot und Wein an. Radierung und Grabstichel. 27 x 42 cm. B. 5 II. Kräftiger, gleichmäßiger Druck mit feinem Rändchen. Kl. Bereibungen und Ausbesserungen, Altersspuren, geglättete vertikale Falte verso, der Gesamteindruck jedoch gut.
Bassenge Auctions
May. 29, 2014
Franco, Giovanni Battista: Die Mannalese
Est: €300 - €350
Die Mannalese. Kupferstich. 38,2 x 58,6 cm. B. 4 II. Wz. Leiter (?) im Kreis mit Stern. Mit der veränderten Figurengruppe links. Ganz ausgezeichneter, harmonisch wirkungsvoller Druck mit der vollen Darstellung an drei Seiten, entlang des rechten Randes unter Darstellungsverlust (ca. 0,5-1 cm) beschnitten. Unauffällige Mittelfalte, kleine vertikale Quetschfalte vom Druck mittig, kleine unauffällige Ausbesserungen, umlaufend kleine Randläsuren, weitere geringfüge Altersspuren, im Gesamteindruck gleichwohl schönes Exemplar. Aus der Sammlung des Rijksprentenkabinet, Amsterdam (Lugt 240, mit deren Dublettenstempel Lugt 789a).
Bassenge Auctions
May. 29, 2014
Franco, Giovanni Battista: Die Entführung der Deianeira
Est: €600 - €800
Die Entführung der Deianeira. Kupferstich. 23,9 x 38,3 cm. B. 40 I (von II). Die Komposition dürfte auf ein römisches Relief zurückgehen und zeugt von Francos lebenslanger Beschäftigung mit der antiken Kunst. Vasari weiß zu berichten, dass Franco, der später auch Einfluss auf Federico Barroci nahm, als 20jähriger nach Rom reiste, um sich dort dem Studium der antiken Statuen zu widmen. - Ganz ausgezeichneter Druck vor der Hinzufügung des Adresszusatzes, an drei Seiten knapp innerhalb der Darstellung beschnitten (oben ca. 5-6 mm), links bis an die Darstellung geschnitten. Vereinzelt schwach fleckig, vereinzelt kleine Randeinrisse, oben kleiner Randeinriss, dünne Stellen im Papier, unauffällige Quetschfältchen vom Druck, weitere Gebrauchsspuren, im Gesamteindruck jedoch in guter Erhaltung. Sehr selten. Aus der Sammlung John Postle Heseltine, London (Lugt 1508).
Bassenge Auctions
Oct. 22, 2013
Attributed to Giovanni Battista Franco, il Semolei (Udine circa 1501-1561 Venice)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Attributed to Giovanni Battista Franco, il Semolei (Udine circa 1501-1561 Venice) Two monks genuflecting in front of an altar (recto), three galloping horses (verso) black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, the contours partly incised for transfer (recto), pen and brown ink, rubbed with black chalk for transfer (verso) 15½ x 11 inches (39.3 x 28 cm.)
Christie's
Jul. 02, 2013
Giovanni Battista Franco, il Semolei (Udine circa 1501-1561 Venice)
Est: -
Giovanni Battista Franco, il Semolei (Udine circa 1501-1561 Venice) Christ among the Doctors black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, indented for transfer and blackened on the verso 13¼ x 7¾ in. (33.5 x 19.8 cm.)
Christie's