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Giovanni Battista Franco
Two Angels Carrying Torches16th century

Not on view
Engraving of two winged figures in flowing robes flying side by side, each holding a flaming torch, against a radiating sunburst background

Giovanni Battista Franco, Two Angels Carrying Torches, 16th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Giovanni Battista Franco
Italy, Venice, circa 1510-1561
Title
Two Angels Carrying Torches
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
16th century
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 1/8 × 8 in. (20.64 × 20.32 cm) Image: 7 3/4 × 7 1/2 in. (19.69 × 19.05 cm)
Credit Line
Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest
Accession Number
M.88.91.23
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.

  • Davis, Bruce. Mannerist Prints: International Style in the Sixteenth Century. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1988.