Francesco Albani

[Italian Baroque Era Painter, 1578-1660]

• Relationships:	Studied under Denys Calvaert and in the Carracci studio. Albani's students included Pier Francesco Mola and Andrea Sacchi.
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Paintings in Museums and Public Art Galleries:

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Virgin and Child Adored by Saint Francis

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Many works by Francesco Albani

Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia
The Rape of Europa, 1640-45
The Annunciation, ca.1645
The Baptism of Christ, ca.1640
The Holy Women at Christ's Tomb, ca.1650

Kunsthistorisches Museum Databank, Vienna (in German)

Francesco Albani at the Louvre Museum, Paris
Venus at her Toilet, or The Air, ca.1623

Francesco Albani in the Louvre Museum Database, Paris (only available in French)

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Francesco Albani at the National Gallery, London, UK
Rest on the Flight into Egypt

The Royal Collection, London, UK
(Zoomable - look for the magnifying glass and the text "Magnify image")
Phaeton, drawing, ca.1609

Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, British Columbia   NEW!

Courtauld Institute of Art, London, UK
2 works by or related to the artist

Joconde Database of French Museum Collections (in French)

Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Aquila (in Italian)
Ecce Homo

National Museums and Galleries of Wales

Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna (in Italian)
3 works online

Ringling Museum of Art, Florida
Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness, ca.1600/06

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium Catalogue (in French)
Adam et Eve au paradis terrestre

State Museums of Florence Digital Archive, Italy

Strossmayer's Old Master Gallery, Croatia
The Young Bacchus

The Wallace Collection, London, UK
Venus and Cupid

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Venus at her Toilet

Bildindex der Kunst und Architektur (in German)

Ciudad de la Pintura (in Spanish)

University of Leipzig, Germany

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