The Descent from the Cross

Marcantonio Raimondica. 1520-1527

Details

Title: The Descent from the Cross
Creator: Marcantonio Raimondi, thought to be after Raphael
Date Created: ca. 1520-1527
Object Type: Prints, works of art
Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Gift of George W. Davison (B.A. Wesleyan 1892), 1947
Materials & Techniques: Engraving on laid paper
Keywords: Bible, New Testament, religions, religious art
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Edition: Probably dates late in the artist’s work, with the five stones described by Bartsch.
Dimensions: Plate dimensions: 404 mm x 283 mm (15.91 in. x 11.14 in.).
Bibliography: Bartsch 32 (vol. 14, p. 37) as “rare”; Henri Delaborde 18; Illustrated Bartsch 32 (vol. 26, p. 47); Providence, First Maniera exhibition catalogue 1973 (97); Shoemaker 50
Associated People: Created by Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, ca. 1470/1482 - 1527/1534), Thought to be after Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520)
Accession Number: 1947.D1.202

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