Angel Supporting the Body of the Dead Christ
Hendrick Goltzius
(Dutch, 1558–1617)
Bartholomaus Spranger
(Netherlandish, 1546–1611)
17th century
Medium/TechniquePen and brown ink over traces of black and red chalk, squared in red chalk, on cream antique laid paper
DimensionsSheet: 21.9 x 17.4 cm (8 5/8 x 6 7/8 in. )
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Lydia Evans Tunnard in memory of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession number63.2896
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ProvenanceDr. Christian David Ginsburg (b. 1831 - d. 1914), Palmer's Green, England. William Goodwin Russell Allen (b. 1882 - d. 1955), Boston; by inheritance to his niece, Lydia Evans Tunnard (Mrs. Christopher Tunnard, b. 1913 - d. 1980), New Haven, CT; 1963, year-end gift of Mrs. Christopher Tunnard to the MFA. (Accession date: December 30, 1963)
Unidentified artist, French, 16th century
Unidentified artist, French, 17th century
17th century