The Virgin and Angels lamenting over the dead Christ, with God the Father, above. Design for an arched Composition

Details

• Title

  The Virgin and Angels lamenting over the dead Christ, with God the Father, above. Design for an arched Composition

• Artist/maker

  Anonymous Italian

• Associated place

  Europe (place of creation)

• Date

  possibly 16th century (1501 - 1600)

• Material and technique

  pen and brown ink with brown wash with compass indentation for the arch, squared in black chalk for transfer, on buff paper

• Object type

  visual representation › drawing

• Dimensions

  sheet 20.6 x 20.7 cm (height x width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Bequeathed by Francis Douce, 1834.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Western Art

• Accession no.

  WA1863.793

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