The Philistines Place the Ark of the Covenant in the Temple of Dagon
Battista Franco
ca. 1540
Medium
Engraving with etching; second state
Dimensions
plate: 10 7/16 x 16 5/16 in. (26.5 x 41.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.3449.11
Tags
AngelsMenMale Nudes
About the Artist
Battista Franco · 1510–1561
Battista Franco, known as il Semolei, was born in Venice around 1510, though his career unfolded largely in Rome and at the courts of central and northern Italy. He came to Rome in his twenties and immediately fell under two powerful spells: the inexhaustible riches of classical antiquity and the overwhelming presence of Michelangelo. Franco spent years making drawings after ancient sculptures and...