Updated November 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 25 works by Marcantonio Franceschini in our catalogue
In short
Of all the originals Marcantonio Franceschini left, the most famous is Penitent Mary Magdalene (1702), in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. Close behind it come La Samaritaine (1700) and The Last Communion of Saint Mary of Egypt (1680). Our catalog holds 25 works by Marcantonio Franceschini; the gallery has kept the 25 the world admires most, each shown with its date, its museum and its story.
The composition follows a diagonal movement, guiding the eye from the reclining figure in the lower left toward a descending cherub in the upper right. Draped in ochre, gold, and sienna, the woman’s form is defined by fluid, organic lines that suggest both movement and texture. A strong light source illuminates her face and torso, casting soft shadows across the rocky terrain to create a sense of three-dimensionality. This use…
The stone well sits as a heavy, silent anchor between two souls. On the left, a man draped in blue and orange robes meets the gaze of a woman in white and gold. They exist in a pocket of natural seclusion, framed by the deep greens and browns of a dense forest. Sunlight filters through a leafy canopy, casting soft highlights upon their skin and the folds of their heavy…
A fifth-century ascetic, Mary of Egypt is shown receiving her Last Communion from the hands of the priest Zosimus, following forty-seven years of isolation in the wilderness of Palestine. The picture has a pendant showing the ecstasy of Saint Mary Magdalen (Molinari Pradelli collection, Bologna). It was given in 1709 to Pope Clement XI as a gift of the Senate of Bologna in anticipation of his support for the founding…
Fame1710 · Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna
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The Virgin readingFitzwilliam Museum
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Goatherd Playing His Pipe With Three Boys Playing And Two Girls Listening
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Aurora and Cephalus
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Birth Of Adonis
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The penitent mary magdaleneStaatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
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St Ursula
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Madonna and Child
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Adam and EveMauritshuis
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Aurora Abducting Cephalus
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CharityGemäldegalerie Alte Meister im Schloss Wilhelmshöhe
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St. Francis de Sales in the Desert
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Lot and his DaughtersDulwich Picture Gallery
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Lot and His Daughters(detail)
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Apollo as shepherd approaches the Three Graces, Venus, Cupid, Cupids, Pan and Panskindern.
The four subjects that come back most often in these originals, each with its finest example.
The 8 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by Marcantonio Franceschini | Paintings from this list |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bavarian State Painting Collections |
Munich | 2 | Holy Family, Adornment of Venus |
 Museum of Fine Arts |
Houston | 2 | Christ and the Woman of Samaria, Noli me tangere |
 Dulwich Picture Gallery |
London | 2 | The guardian angel, Lot and his Daughters |
 Kunsthistorisches Museum |
Vienna | 1 | Penitent Mary Magdalene |
 Musée Fabre |
Montpellier | 1 | La Samaritaine |
 Metropolitan Museum of Art |
New York | 1 | The Last Communion of Saint Mary of Egypt |
 Royal Collection |
London | 1 | The Virgin and Child with Saint Elizabeth and Saint John the Baptist |
 Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna |
Bologna | 1 | Fame |
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A fifth-century ascetic, Mary of Egypt is shown receiving her Last Communion from the hands of the priest Zosimus, following forty-seven years of isolation in the wilderness of Palestine. The picture has a pendant showing the ecstasy of Saint Mary Magdalen (Molinari Pradelli collection, Bologna). It was given in 1709 to Pope Clement XI as a gift of the Senate of Bologna in anticipation of his support for the founding…
The composition follows a diagonal movement, guiding the eye from the reclining figure in the lower left toward a descending cherub in the upper right. Draped in ochre, gold, and sienna, the woman’s form is defined by fluid, organic lines that suggest both movement and texture. A strong light source illuminates her face and torso, casting soft shadows across the rocky terrain to create a sense of three-dimensionality. This use…
Penitent Mary Magdalene (1702), Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. La Samaritaine (1700) and The Last Communion of Saint Mary of Egypt (1680) come next.
54 years old: Penitent Mary Magdalene dates from 1702, and Marcantonio Franceschini was born in 1648.
Penitent Mary Magdalene, La Samaritaine, The Last Communion of Saint Mary of Egypt, Holy Family, Adornment of Venus, The Virgin and Child with Saint Elizabeth and Saint John the Baptist, Christ and the Woman of Samaria, Mercury reminds Aeneas of his destiny, The guardian angel and Noli me tangere. The ranking above gives each one's year and museum.
Our catalog holds 25 works by Marcantonio Franceschini, dated from 1680 to 1714.
Mostly in Bavarian State Painting Collections (Munich), Museum of Fine Arts (Houston) and Dulwich Picture Gallery (London). The museum table above lists them all.
In 1680s: 3 of the 25 works on this page were made then, The Last Communion of Saint Mary of Egypt among them.
On this page, the earliest is The Last Communion of Saint Mary of Egypt (1680) and the latest Mercury reminds Aeneas of his destiny (1714).
Woman (2), Myths (2) and Virgin mary (2), across the 25 works on this page.
Oil On Canvas, for 2 of the 25 works on this page.
Baroque, judging by the originals on this page.
Holy Family and Adornment of Venus: the Bavarian State Painting Collections, Munich holds 2 of the works on this page.
