Battle of the Titans
1624–63
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash. Framing lines in black chalk, and pen and brown ink on mount
Dimensions
3-7/16 x 4-13/16 in. (8.8 x 12.2 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1880
Accession Number
80.3.273
Tags
About this artwork
Francesco Allegrini's "Battle of the Titans" (1624–63) The work, executed in pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash. framing lines in black chalk, and pen and brown ink on mount, measures 3-7/16 x 4-13/16 in. and Prints served crucial roles in disseminating artistic ideas and images across geographic and social boundaries. This work provides valuable insights into Francesco Allegrini's artistic practice and the broader cultural and material contexts of its creation.
About the Artist
Francesco Allegrini · 1615–1679
Francesco Allegrini (c. 1615/20–after 1679), born likely in Rome to the painter Flaminio Allegrini from Cantiano near Gubbio, emerged from a family of artists that included his sister, Anna Angelica Allegrini. He trained under Giuseppe Cesari, known as the Cavalier d’Arpino, around 1638–40, before entering the studio of Pietro da Cortona, whose dynamic Baroque style profoundly shaped his own. Elec...