Goddess Inciting a Warrior
Francesco Albani
1578–1660
Medium
Pen and brown ink, over black chalk
Dimensions
13 1/8 x 10 3/8in. (33.3 x 26.4cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Cephas G. Thompson, 1887
Accession Number
87.12.72
Tags
MenFemale NudesSoldiers
About the Artist
Francesco Albani · 1578–1660
Collaborated with Annibale Carracci and Domenichino on many decorative schemes, including some in the Palazzo Farnese in Rome. He also painted altarpieces, idyllic landscapes, and allegorical paintings. Comment on works: Religious; Mythology