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A pen and ink with brown wash drawing of Christ’s body being taken down from the Cross by his followers and Mary. The Cross is centered in the drawing.
A pen and ink with brown wash drawing of Christ’s body being taken down from the Cross by his followers and Mary. The Cross is centered in the drawing.
A pen and ink with brown wash drawing of Christ’s body being taken down from the Cross by his followers and Mary. The Cross is centered in the drawing.
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Ubaldo Gandolfi

Deposition

Description

Maker

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

Title

Deposition

Year

1760-1780

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

pen and ink, pencil

Supports

Dimensions

28.9 x 20.5 cm (11 3/8 x 8 1/16 inches) (sheet)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

1988.061

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Drawing Closer
Four Hundred Years of Drawing from the RISD Museum
Mar 12, 2022 – Sep 04, 2022

Label copy

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
Drawings and Watercolors from the Permanent Collection
Jun 13, 1989 – Aug 19, 1989

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Ubaldo Gandolfi (Italian, 1728-1781), or his workshop
Deposition, 1760-1780
Pen and ink and brush and wash over black chalk on laid paper
28.9 x 20.5 cm (11 3/8 x 8 1/16 inches) (sheet)
Mary B. Jackson Fund 1988.061

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