Deposition
Artist
Denys Calvaert(Flemish, c. 1540–1619)Flemish, 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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Published References Danieli, Michele, Denys Calvaert disegnatore: in vista di un catalogo, Ph.D. Diss. (unpublished), University of Bologna, 2004. 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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