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Battista Franco
1508 - 1561
Medium
etching
Dimensions
575; 381
About this artwork
De Isrëalieten vangen en rapen het manna op dat uit de lucht valt. Op de achtergrond links een tentenkamp en drie drommedarissen.
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...