Circle of Quinten Metsys
The Deposition from the Cross

CultureNetherlandish
Titles
  • The Deposition from the Cross
  • Lamentation
Datec. 1520
PlaceBelgium
MediumOil on panel
Dimensions61 1/8 × 63 in. (155.3 × 160.0 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.1978.1
Non exposé

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Provenance[Yves Perdoux, Paris, 1924]; [Matthiesen Gallery, London, 1936]; Clement Royard, Paris, 1961; Dr. Hans Wetzlar, Amsterdam; [his sale, Sotheby's Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, June 9, 1977, lot 104]; [P. de Boer Gallery, Amsterdam]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 1977.

Exhibition History"New Light on Old Masters: European Art from Houston Collections," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 2, 2021–January 23, 2022.

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