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The Descent from the Cross
The Descent from the Cross

The Descent from the Cross

Ugo da Carpi (Italian, active about 1502–1532)
Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, 1483–1520)
early 16th century
Medium/TechniqueChiaroscuro woodcut, printed from three blocks in light blue-gray, blue-gray, and black
DimensionsSheet: 34.5 x 27.3 cm (13 9/16 x 10 3/4 in.)(trimmed on the borderlines at the top and right; trimmed within the borderline at the left, and missing the lower margin with the inscription; borderlines apparently added in pen and ink on the left and bottom)
Credit LineHarvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession numberP1682
On View
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ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceHenry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA November 1897
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