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Pietro de' Pietri (1663-1716)
The Lamentation over the Dead Christ
Black chalk | 25.1 x 20.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 904410
Pietro de' Pietri (1663-1716)
The Lamentation over the Dead Christ
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A drawing of Christ's body propped against the legs of the seated Virgin. Mary Magdalene kneels on the left with Christ's right hand to her lips. Three other women stand just behind them.
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.1800-1820 (Inv. A, p.110: among 33 'Drawings of Pietro de Petris. Massuci and other Scholars of Carlo Maratti, excepting one Caricatura by Ghezzi')
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Medium and techniques
Black chalk
Measurements
25.1 x 20.3 cm (sheet of paper)
