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After Jusepe de Ribera (1591-1652)
The Virgin lamenting the Dead Christ
Red chalk | 46.1 x 32.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 904153
After Jusepe de Ribera (1591-1652)
The Virgin lamenting the Dead Christ
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An offset from a drawing after Jusepe de Ribera's painting of the Virgin lamenting the Dead Christ in the Certosa di S Martino, Naples. Christ's body, supported by St John, occupies the foreground of the compostion; Mary Magdalen kisses His feet, while the Virgin kneels at His side, and Joseph stands on the left.
Provenance
Probably acquired by George III in 1762 as part of the collection of Cardinal Alessandro Albani; first recorded in a Royal Collection inventory of c.1810 (Inv. A, p. 107: 'A Calk of a Drawing of a Pietà')
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Medium and techniques
Red chalk
Measurements
46.1 x 32.9 cm (sheet of paper)
