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The Dead Christ supported by the Virgin and Mary Magdalen
Pen and bistre wash, brown and white oil paint on paper tinted brown | 24.6 x 22.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 904833
Marcantonio Bassetti (1586-1630)
The Dead Christ supported by the Virgin and Mary Magdalen
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A drawing of the naked figure of Christ being supported by the Virgin, seated on the left, and Mary Magdalen in shadow on the right. A cherub, in the lower right corner, clasps Christ's ankle.
A painting in oil on slate by Bassetti, corresponding with this drawing, was at Christie's, New York, 24 January 2003, lot 83.Provenance
Probably from the collection of Consul Joseph Smith and bought by George III in 1762; first recorded in a Royal Collection inventory of c.1800-1820 (Inv.A, p.85; as 'After Tintoretto')
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Medium and techniques
Pen and bistre wash, brown and white oil paint on paper tinted brown
Measurements
24.6 x 22.8 cm (sheet of paper)
