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Object Type
print
Museum number
1864,1114.70
Title
Series:
I più celebri quadri delle diverse scuole italiane riuniti nell' appartamento Borgia del Vaticano
Description
Plate 29: the entombment, after Caravaggio, with the body of Christ carried into the tomb by St John and St Joseph of Arimathaea, while beyond stand the grieving figures of the Virgin, St Mary Magdalene and another holy woman; in outline. c.1820 Etching
Producer name
Print made by:
Giuseppe Antonio Craffonara
After:
Michelangelo da Caravaggio
School/style
Italian
Production date
1820
(c)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
Dimensions
Height:
252 millimetres
Width:
165 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
See 1864,1114.80 for comment on series. After the painting in the Pinacoteca Vaticana.
Location
Not on display
Subjects
entombment
Associated names
Representation of:
Virgin Mary
Representation of:
Jesus Christ
Representation of:
St Mary Magdalene
Representation of:
St John the Evangelist
Representation of:
St Joseph of Arimathaea
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
James Rimell & Son
Acquisition date
1864
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1864,1114.70