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Lazzaro Tavarone (1556-1641)
Christ opening the Gates of Hell c. 1633
Pen and brown wash, heightened with bodycolour | 19.2 x 17.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 906327
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A drawing of Christ stooping to recover the souls ascending from the arched entrance to hell; his followers stand behind him, on the left, while demons rage and threaten from the walls above. This is a study for the fresco in the Sala del Capitolo in the convent of S Maria in Passione, Genoa, now destroyed (index c.). Derived from the print by Dürer, as catalogued by Schilling.
Provenance
First recorded in a Royal Collection inventory of c.1800-1820 (Inv.A, p.14: 'Albert Dürer e Maestri Antichi Divsi')
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Medium and techniques
Pen and brown wash, heightened with bodycolour
Measurements
19.2 x 17.3 cm (sheet of paper)
Other number(s)
RL 6327
