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Attributed to Giovanni Battista Della Rovere (1561-c. 1627)

Christ taken down from the Cross

RCIN 990229

Christ taken down from the Cross

Attributed to Giovanni Battista Della Rovere (1561-c. 1627)

Christ taken down from the Cross

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Description

A drawing of five full-length male figures awkwardly carrying the body of Christ, while two groups of figures watch from a distance. Inscribed, lower left.
People involved

Creator(s)

Attributed to
Search the collection Giovanni Battista Della Rovere (1561-c. 1627)
(artist)

Previously attributed to
Search the collection Giovanni Battista Ricci (1545-1620)
(artist)

Subject(s)

Search the collection Jesus Christ
Groupings
Object type(s)
visual works
drawings/watercolours
Subject(s)
Religion & Theology
Religions and faiths
Christianity
Life of Christ
Passion of Christ
Deposition from the Cross
References

Other number(s)

RL O : Royal Library "O" Number Register – RL O0229

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 0864

B(M) : Blunt, A.F., 1971, 'Miscellaneous' in Schilling, E. The German Drawings in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen at Windsor Castle, London and New York – B(M) 415

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