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Standing Draped Male Figure, Baldassarre Franceschini (il Volterrano) Italian, Black chalk, highlighted with white, on blue-green paper, deckled edges. Glued onto secondary paper support — Standing Draped Male Figure
Baldassarre Franceschini (il Volterrano)
ca. 1550

Hercules in the Garden of the Hesperides, Baldassarre Franceschini (il Volterrano) Italian, Red chalk — Hercules in the Garden of the Hesperides
Baldassarre Franceschini (il Volterrano)
1612–56

Half-Figure of an Angel Looking Upward (recto); Bust of a Man in Left Profile (verso)

Baldassarre Franceschini (il Volterrano)

1611–89

Studies of Architectural Moldings, of the Virgin and Child with a Kneeling Saint, and of Two Angels Supporting Frames (recto); Studies for Architectural Mouldings (verso), Baldassarre Franceschini (il Volterrano) Italian, Pen and brown ink, red chalk, a little black chalk (recto); further studies of moldings in red chalk and pen and brown ink (verso) — Studies of Architectural Moldings, of the Virgin and Child with a Kneeling Saint, and of Two Angels Supporting Frames (recto); Studies for Architectural Mouldings (verso)
Baldassarre Franceschini (il Volterrano)
1611–89

Allegorical Figure of Purity with a Unicorn (recto); Study for Drapery (verso), Baldassarre Franceschini (il Volterrano) Italian, Red chalk, highlighted with white chalk, on thick beige paper (recto); study for drapery in red chalk (verso) — Allegorical Figure of Purity with a Unicorn (recto); Study for Drapery (verso)
Baldassarre Franceschini (il Volterrano)
1650

Allegorical Figure of Purity with a Unicorn and Putto (recto); Study of a Nude Boy (verso), Baldassarre Franceschini (il Volterrano) Italian, Red chalk on beige paper — Allegorical Figure of Purity with a Unicorn and Putto (recto); Study of a Nude Boy (verso)
Baldassarre Franceschini (il Volterrano)
1642

Allegorical Figure of Purity with a Unicorn and Two Putti (recto); Study of the Same Figures (verso), Baldassarre Franceschini (il Volterrano) Italian, Red chalk, brush and red wash, on beige paper (recto); faint red chalk sketches for the same group (verso) — Allegorical Figure of Purity with a Unicorn and Two Putti (recto); Study of the Same Figures (verso)
Baldassarre Franceschini (il Volterrano)
1642

Design for a Catafalque (recto); Female Saint Kneeling on Clouds under an Arch, and a Design for the Pinnacle of the Catafalque (verso), Baldassarre Franceschini (il Volterrano) Italian, Red chalk — Design for a Catafalque (recto); Female Saint Kneeling on Clouds under an Arch, and a Design for the Pinnacle of the Catafalque (verso)
Baldassarre Franceschini (il Volterrano)
ca. 1669

Kneeling Youth in Armour, Baldassarre Franceschini (il Volterrano) Italian, Red chalk on beige paper — Kneeling Youth in Armour
Baldassarre Franceschini (il Volterrano)
1611–89

Design for a Catafalgue Used on the Occasion of the Canonization of Saint Mary Magdalen de' Pazzi, Florence, 1669, Baldassarre Franceschini (il Volterrano) Italian, Red chalk — Design for a Catafalgue Used on the Occasion of the Canonization of Saint Mary Magdalen de' Pazzi, Florence, 1669
Baldassarre Franceschini (il Volterrano)
1669

Study for a Horse's Head, Baldassarre Franceschini (il Volterrano) (?) Italian, Red chalk — Study for a Horse's Head
Circle of Baldassarre Franceschini (il Volterrano)
Previously attributed to Stefano della Bella
ca. 1650

Holy Family with Two Flying Angels, Baldassarre Franceschini (il Volterrano) Italian, Black chalk — Holy Family with Two Flying Angels
Baldassarre Franceschini (il Volterrano)
ca. 1640

Coronation of the Virgin with the Heavenly Hosts, Baldassarre Franceschini (il Volterrano) Italian, Black chalk, partly reworked with pen and dark brown ink — Coronation of the Virgin with the Heavenly Hosts
Baldassarre Franceschini (il Volterrano)
17th century

Saint Martin, on horseback, giving his cloak to a beggar, angels overhead, Giuliano Traballesi Italian, Etching — Saint Martin, on horseback, giving his cloak to a beggar, angels overhead
Artist and publisher Giuliano Traballesi
After Baldassarre Franceschini (il Volterrano)
1760–1800

Scene from the life of Cosimo I, after frescos by Baldassarre Franceschini at Poggio a Caiano

Giovanni Elia Morghen

After Baldassarre Franceschini (il Volterrano)

ca. 1741–89

Pisa and Livorno erect a statue to Ferdinand I, from the series 'The History of the Medici Family'

Giuliano Giampiccoli

After Baldassarre Franceschini (il Volterrano)

Intermediary draughtsman Tomaso Ignazio Gentili

ca. 1740–54

Meeting of Cosimo I and Francis, from the series 'The History of the Medici Family'

Georg Martin Preissler

After Baldassarre Franceschini (il Volterrano)

Intermediary draughtsman Giovanni Elia Morghen

ca. 1740–54

Cosimo II infant of the church at Pisa, from the series 'The History of the Medici Family'

Georg Martin Preissler

After Baldassarre Franceschini (il Volterrano)

Intermediary draughtsman Tomaso Ignazio Gentili

ca. 1740–54

Cosimo I triumphal entry into Siena, from the series 'The History of the Medici Family'

Giovanni Elia Morghen

After Baldassarre Franceschini (il Volterrano)

Intermediary draughtsman Philipp Andreas Kilian

ca. 1740–54

Saint Martin on horseback, dividing his cloak for a poor man, angels in the clouds above

Giuliano Traballesi

After Baldassarre Franceschini (il Volterrano)

ca. 1750–1812

Plate 1: Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino and General of the Holy Church, with Giuliano, Duke of Nemours and General of the Florentines, and Giuliano, Knight of the Garter, accompanied by commanders and people of rank

Multiple artists/makers

1751

Plate 5: Catherine de' Medici, Queen of France, with her children, Henry III, King of France and Poland; Francis II, King of France and Scotland; Charles IX, King of France; Francis, Duke of Anjou and Alençon; Elisabeth, Queen of Spain; Margaret, Queen of France and Navarre; and Claudia, Duchess of Lorena

Multiple artists/makers

1751

Plate 6: Maria de' Medici, Queen of France and Navarre, with her children Louis XIII, King of France and Navarre; Gaston Jean Baptiste, Duke of Orleans; Elisabeth, Queen of Spain; Henrietta Maria, Queen of England; and Christina, Duchess of Savoy

Multiple artists/makers

1751

Plate 4: Pope Clement VII, Charles V Holy Roman Emperor, Cardinal Ippolito de' Medici, and Piero Ridolfi, with people of courtly distinction

Multiple artists/makers

1751

Plate 3: Pope Leo X, Francis I, King of France, with Cardinals and other people of the court, and the Grand Chancellor making a speech

Multiple artists/makers

1751

Plate 2: the Florentine Republic presenting the Ducal mantle, the crown, and the scepter to Alessandro, the first duke of Florence, the artist holding a scroll at right

Multiple artists/makers

1751

Saint Louis healing the pestilent, at center holding a woman's face

Benedetto Eredi

Intermediary draftsman Ranieri Allegranti

After Baldassarre Franceschini (il Volterrano)

ca. 1690–1717

A youth pulling the mask of youth off the face of an old woman

Giuseppe Zocchi

After Baldassarre Franceschini (il Volterrano)

1763–66

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