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Enea Salmeggia, called Talpino (1546/50-1626)

The Virgin holding the dead body of Christ on her knees

RCIN 905102

The Virgin holding the dead body of Christ on her knees

Enea Salmeggia, called Talpino (1546/50-1626)

The Virgin holding the dead body of Christ on her knees

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Description

Seated Virgin with the dead body of Christ on her lap, supporting his head with her right hand. A kneeling Bishop with his mitre and crozier before him on the ground, below, left; another Saint, kneeling, below, right.
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Creator(s)

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Subject(s)

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Groupings
Object type(s)
visual works
drawings/watercolours
Subject(s)
Religion & Theology
Religions and faiths
Christianity
Devotional Images of Christ
Pietá
Life of Christ
Passion of Christ
Christ-Lamentation (Madonna & Others)
References

Other number(s)

RL 05102

P&W : Popham, A.E. & Wilde, J., 1949. The Italian Drawings of the XV and XVI Centuries in the Collection of His Majesty The King at Windsor Castle, London – P&W 0884

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