Denys Calvaert
Deposition

ArtistFlemish, c. 1540–1619
CultureFlemish
Titles
  • Deposition
Datec. 1595
MediumBlack chalk, pen and brown ink, watercolor, and white heightening, squared for transfer with black chalk on laid paper
DimensionsSheet: 10 3/8 × 7 7/8 in. (26.4 × 20 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Museum Collectors, with additional funds provided by the Alvin S. Romansky Prints and Drawings Accessions Endowment
Object number2013.173
Not on view

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ProvenancePrivate collection, England, before 1930; [Pandora Old Masters, New York, by April 2013]; purchased by MFAH, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Handwritten on verso of frame: "Pondoro(?)"
No signatures, marks, or inscriptions visible on drawing.
Label on verso of frame: "O P M (encircled) / DENYS CALVAERT / Anvers, vers 1545-1619 Bologne / Déploration sur le Christ mort, vers 1595 / Pierre noire, plume et encre brune, lavis brun et rehauts de blanc. / Mise au carreau à la pierre noire pour être transféré. / 263 x 200 mm. (10 3/8 x 7 7/8 in.) / Cette feuille datable autour de 1595 est à mettre en rapport avec deux / tableau du même sujet; un, dans l'église de Saint Martin à Altdorf (Suisse) / etlautre dans l'église des Capucines à Zug (Suisse)."

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