Domenico Beccafumi
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Selected Works112

Museum Acquisitions

Cleveland Museum of Art
The Alchemical Properties of Metal: Mercury, Vulcan, and the Alchemist in the Cave
The Alchemical Properties of Metal: Mercury, Vulcan, and the Alchemist in the Cave, 1530
Acquired 2010
woodcut
Cleveland Museum of Art
Saint Peter
Saint Peter, 1547
Acquired 2002
chiaroscuro woodcut printed in four shades of brown
Getty Museum
The Miraculous Communion of Saint Catherine of Siena
The Miraculous Communion of Saint Catherine of Siena, 1513
Acquired 1997
Getty Museum
Saint Catherine of Siena Receiving the Stigmata
Saint Catherine of Siena Receiving the Stigmata, 1513
Acquired 1997
Getty Museum
Study for the Figure of Abraham
Study for the Figure of Abraham, 1547
Acquired 1983
Cleveland Museum of Art
Three Male Nudes
Three Male Nudes, 1525
Acquired 1958
engraving
Cleveland Museum of Art
Three Male Nudes
Three Male Nudes, 1540
Acquired 1958
black chalk or charcoal with brush and black chalk or charcoal wash, heightened with white gouache; incised
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Die Heilige Familie mit dem Johannesknaben
Die Heilige Familie mit dem Johannesknaben, 1515
Acquired 1816
Kastanienholz
Louvre
Fuite en Égypte
Fuite en Égypte, 1500
Acquired 1600
bois
Louvre
Saint Antoine et le miracle de la mule
Saint Antoine et le miracle de la mule, 1537
Acquired 1537
huile sur bois (peuplier)
Louvre
La Prédication de saint Bernardin de Sienne
La Prédication de saint Bernardin de Sienne, 1537
Acquired 1537
huile sur bois (peuplier)
Louvre
Saint François recevant les stigmates
Saint François recevant les stigmates, 1537
Acquired 1537
huile sur bois (peuplier)
Louvre
Putti tirant un captif enchaîné tombé à terre
Putti tirant un captif enchaîné tombé à terre, 1533
Acquired 1535
Pierre noire sur papier beige.
Louvre
Enfant nu marchant vers la gauche
Enfant nu marchant vers la gauche, 1533
Acquired 1535
Pierre noire. Annotation à la plume et encre brune en bas à gauche : (...)o [o final de Mecarino ?]. Collé en plein.
Louvre
Tête de jeune homme vue de profil
Tête de jeune homme vue de profil, 1529
Acquired 1535
Huile polychrome, stylet, sur papier.; Restauré en 2006.
Louvre
Putti jouant autour d'un canon ; femme de profil vue en buste
Putti jouant autour d'un canon ; femme de profil vue en buste, 1533
Acquired 1535
Pierre noire.
Louvre
Homme nu, vu à mi-corps, la tête levée, tourné vers la droite ; étude d'un bras gauche
Homme nu, vu à mi-corps, la tête levée, tourné vers la droite ; étude d'un bras gauche, 1533
Acquired 1535
Pierre noire. Collé en plein.
Louvre
Femme drapée assise, vue de face, la tête tournée vers la gauche, tenant une lance (?)
Femme drapée assise, vue de face, la tête tournée vers la gauche, tenant une lance (?), 1530
Acquired 1535
Peinture à la détrempe (ou à l'huile ?) et stylet sur 'carton'. Déchirure en diagonale du milieu vers la gauche au bas vers la droite, consolidée par un contre-collage en plein.
Louvre
Deux vieillards appuyés sur un bâton
Deux vieillards appuyés sur un bâton, 1531
Acquired 1531
Plume et encre brune, papier beige. Collé en plein.
Louvre
Hercule, de dos, les jambes écartées, tenant sa massue
Hercule, de dos, les jambes écartées, tenant sa massue, 1530
Acquired 1530
Plume et encre brune, lavis brun, tracé préparatoire au stylet. Traces de pierre noire.; Collé en plein, avec deux autres dessins, sur un montage dit Vasari, lui-même collé en plein sur un montage Mariette coupé : H. 401; L. 519 mm; Sur le montage dit Vasari, dans un cartouche, à la plume et encre brune : DOMENICO BECCAFVMI PITTOR. et, en dessous, à la plume et encre brune, de la main de Mariette : olim ex Collectione Georgii Vasari, nunc P. J. Mariette.
Louvre
Jeune femme assise à terre avec deux enfants ; et un homme vu de dos
Jeune femme assise à terre avec deux enfants ; et un homme vu de dos, 1525
Acquired 1525
Plume et encre brune, lavis brun, papier beige. Annotation ancienne à la plume et encre brune, au verso, en bas à droite : 'Meccarino' et plus loin : '2.3'.
Louvre
Ange volant, vu de face, les bras ouverts, tenant une épée
Ange volant, vu de face, les bras ouverts, tenant une épée, 1524
Acquired 1524
Sanguine, lavis de sanguine.
Louvre
Zeuxis assis, vu de profil à droite, dessinant
Zeuxis assis, vu de profil à droite, dessinant, 1519
Acquired 1519
Plume et encre brune, lavis brun. Restauré en 2007.
Louvre
Figure féminine debout, se dirigeant vers la droite
Figure féminine debout, se dirigeant vers la droite, 1516
Acquired 1518
Sanguine et lavis de sanguine, traits à la pierre noire dans la main droite et dans la partie inférieure de la figure, papier gris-beige. Déchirure sur la gauche. Annotation à la plume et encre brune, au verso du montage : 'Rafaellodurbino'.
Louvre
Putto debout, de profil vers la droite
Putto debout, de profil vers la droite, 1510
Acquired 1515
Pierre noire, papier crème.

Previous Sales

Sotheby's
Apostolo ai Piedi di una Colonna (Apostle at the Foot of a Column) (Takahatake 70-71; cf. Bartsch XII.147.12)
Apostolo ai Piedi di una Colonna (Apostle at the Foot of a Column) (Takahatake 70-71; cf. Bartsch XII.147.12)
Sold
Feb 2026
Christie's
The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist and Saint Catherine of Siena
The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist and Saint Catherine of Siena
Sold
Dec 2025
Sotheby's
Saint Ignatius of Antioch Disemboweled by Trajan’s Torturers
Saint Ignatius of Antioch Disemboweled by Trajan’s Torturers
Sold
Feb 2024
Sotheby's
The Virgin and Child, with the infant St John the Baptist, St Francis and St Catherine of Siena
The Virgin and Child, with the infant St John the Baptist, St Francis and St Catherine of Siena
Sold
Jul 2023
Bonhams
Un saint debout tenant une croix en tau à laquelle est attachée un rosaire (recto);
Un saint debout tenant une croix en tau à laquelle est attachée un rosaire (recto);
$264,795
Jun 2023
Sotheby's
Head of a young man looking to the left
Head of a young man looking to the left
Sold
Jan 2022
Sotheby's
The Madonna, Saint Joseph, the Infant Baptist and an angel adoring the Infant Christ: The “Feigen Adoration”
The Madonna, Saint Joseph, the Infant Baptist and an angel adoring the Infant Christ: The “Feigen Adoration”
$340,200
Oct 2021
Sotheby's
The Virgin and Child with Saints Lawrence and Catherine of Alexandria | 《聖母與聖嬰、聖勞倫斯及亞歷山大的凱薩琳》
The Virgin and Child with Saints Lawrence and Catherine of Alexandria | 《聖母與聖嬰、聖勞倫斯及亞歷山大的凱薩琳》
Sold
Jul 2021
Sotheby's
Untitled
Untitled
$1,210,000
Jan 2016
Sotheby's
Untitled
Untitled
$1,667,748
Jul 2015
Christie's
The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist
The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist
€262,400 ($289k USD)
Jan 2005

For Sale

Bowdoin College Museum of Art · Artsy
Publius Mutius Condemning His Colleagues to be Burnt (a); Male Figure Study (b)
Publius Mutius Condemning His Colleagues to be Burnt (a); Male Figure Study (b), 1529
For sale
Red chalk on paper
J. Paul Getty Museum · Artsy
The Miraculous Communion of Saint Catherine of Siena
The Miraculous Communion of Saint Catherine of Siena, 1513
For sale
Oil and gold leaf on panel
J. Paul Getty Museum · Artsy
Saint Catherine of Siena Receiving the Stigmata
Saint Catherine of Siena Receiving the Stigmata, 1513
For sale
Oil and gold leaf on panel
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Study for "The Four Doctors of the Church"
Study for "The Four Doctors of the Church"
For sale
Pen and brown ink with brown wash and red chalk heightened with white on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
A Standing Saint
A Standing Saint
For sale
Pen and brown ink on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Two Male Nudes Gesturing in a Landscape
Two Male Nudes Gesturing in a Landscape, 1537
For sale
Engraving on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
The Holy Family with Angels
The Holy Family with Angels, 1545
For sale
Oil on panel
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Anatomical Studies
Anatomical Studies
For sale
Pen and brown ink with red chalk in another hand
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Hercules, Standing with a Club
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2021 · Accession 2021.164.1 · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk
Gift of Michael E. Hall, Jr., 2021
The Metals Fleeing from Vulcan
National Gallery of Art · Washington, D.C., United States · Acquired 2020 · Accession 2020.82.4 · woodcut on laid paper
Ruth and Jacob Kainen Memorial Acquisition Fund
Head of a Youth
J. Paul Getty Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2020 · Accession 2020.54 · Drawings
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
The forger standing by an anvil pulling a man in chains, from the series 'The various operations of alchemy'
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.136.139 · Woodcut
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
The Alchemical Properties of Metal: Mercury, Vulcan, and the Alchemist in the Cave
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 2010 · Accession 2010.153 · woodcut
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
A Standing Saint
National Gallery of Art · Washington, D.C., United States · Acquired 2007 · Accession 2007.68.1 · pen and brown ink on laid paper
Gift of David E. Rust
Two Male Nudes Gesturing in a Landscape
National Gallery of Art · Washington, D.C., United States · Acquired 2003 · Accession 2003.139.1 · engraving on laid paper
Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund and Edward E. MacCrone Fund
Saint Peter
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 2002 · Accession 2002.9 · chiaroscuro woodcut printed in four shades of brown
Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
The Miraculous Communion of Saint Catherine of Siena
J. Paul Getty Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1997 · Accession 97.PB.26 · Paintings
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Saint Catherine of Siena Receiving the Stigmata
J. Paul Getty Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1997 · Accession 97.PB.25 · Paintings
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
The Descent of Christ to Limbo (recto); Coats of Arms of Florentine and Sienese Families (verso)
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1997 · Accession 1997.501a, b · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of leadpoint or black chalk; squared in leadpoint (recto); pen and brown ink (verso)
Purchase, Gifts from Mrs. Gardner Cassatt, Mrs. Francis Ormond, Bessie Potter Vonnoh, William Benton, Donald Silve, William M. Ivins Jr., and Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, and other…
Anatomical Studies
National Gallery of Art · Washington, D.C., United States · Acquired 1983 · Accession 1983.74.3 · pen and brown ink with red chalk in another hand
Julius S. Held Collection, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
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$340K – $1.7M
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$1.1M
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$340K
3 priced paintings lots
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Oct 2021 · $340K
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Paintings: $340K medianWorks on paper: $265K median
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death
Domenico Beccafumi dies
Jan 1, 1551
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birth
Domenico Beccafumi born
Jan 1, 1486