The Penitent Thief on the Cross

1510–61

Dating: Date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Pen and brown ink; outlines incised for transfer
Dimensions: 15-11/16 x 10-1/16 in. (39.9 x 25.6 cm)
Collection no.: 1972.118.8
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

Battista Franco. The Penitent Thief on the Cross. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Penitent Thief on the Cross — Battista Franco. 1510–61.

Medium: Pen and brown ink; outlines incised for transfer. Dimensions: 15-11/16 x 10-1/16 in. (39.9 x 25.6 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Bequest of Walter C. Baker, 1971.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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