Madonna Mourning: Studies for the Entombment of Christ

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Guercino

Title

Madonna Mourning: Studies for the Entombment of Christ

Place

Italy (Artist's nationality:)

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1651–1661

Medium

Red chalk on ivory laid paper

Inscriptions

Inscribed recto, lower left, in graphite: Illegible; inscribed verso, lower center, in graphite: "BB"; lower right, in graphite: "Caracci"

Dimensions

16.8 × 27.2 cm (6 5/8 × 10 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dr. William D. Shorey

Reference Number

1993.206

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