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A pen and ink with brown wash gestural drawing of Christ’s body being taken down from the Cross by his followers and Mary. The faceless figures create a pyramid form. A pen and ink with brown wash gestural drawing of Christ’s body being taken down from the Cross by his followers and Mary. The faceless figures create a pyramid form. A pen and ink with brown wash gestural drawing of Christ’s body being taken down from the Cross by his followers and Mary. The faceless figures create a pyramid form.

Luca Cambiaso

Descent from the Cross,

Description

Maker

  • Luca Cambiaso

Title

Descent from the Cross

Medium

ink, wash technique

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Pen and ink and brush and wash on oatmeal paper

Techniques

  • Pen and ink and brush and wash on oatmeal paper

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

41.9 x 28.7 cm (16 1/2 x 11 5/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Stamped with collector's mark of Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680; Lugt 2092)

Type

  • Drawings and Watercolors

Credit

Gift of Miss Ellen D. Sharpe

Object Number

50.298

About

Descent from the Cross

Drawing Closer

Four Hundred Years of Drawing from the RISD Museum
Read Online

Selected Works

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Old Master Drawings from the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Stamped with collector's mark of Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680; Lugt 2092)

Projects & Publications

Publications

Drawing Closer

Four Hundred Years of Drawing from the RISD Museum
Read Online

Copying an Old Master Drawing

Read Online

Selected Works

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Old Master Drawings from the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Drawing Closer

March 12 - September 4, 2022

Design and Description

January 27 - April 9, 2006

Treasures on Paper

June 13 - August 19, 1989

Old Master Drawings

September 2 - October 16, 1983

Italian Art in Celebration of Rhode Island’s Italian Festival; Seven Centuries of Italian Art

April 12 - May 21, 1967

Italian Drawings from the Museum's Collection

March 17 - April 16, 1961

Italian Drawings of the 16th Century--18th Century, Recently Acquired

October 22, 1952 - January 6, 1953

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Descent from the Cross with the accession number of 50.298. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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