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Ubaldo Gandolfi, or his workshop

Deposition, 1760 - 1780

Now On View

Description

Maker

Ubaldo Gandolfi, 1728-1781, Italian, or his workshop

Title

Deposition

Year

1760 - 1780

Medium

Pen and ink and brush and wash over black chalk on laid paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

pen and ink,
pencil

Supports

Light beige paper

Dimensions

28.9 x 20.5 cm (11 3/8 x 8 1/8 inches) (sheet)

Type

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

1988.061

Exhibition History

Drawing Closer

March 12 - September 4, 2022

The lifeless body of Jesus lies on the ground, surrounded by distraught mourners. The composition is highly unusual in placing the viewer behind the cross, which dominates the sheet. A professor of drawing, Ubaldo Gandolfi here made abundant use of ink wash, using it to evoke the gloomy atmosphere and to sculpt volume in the bodies and draperies of his starkly lit figures, heightening the scene’s sense of theatrical drama.

Treasures on Paper

June 13 - August 19, 1989

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