Torso of Christ on the Cross, probably c. 1616

Not on View

Medium

black chalk with white heightening; laid down

Dimensions

sheet: 35.6 x 21 cm (14 x 8 1/4 in.)
support: 40.5 x 24.7 cm (15 15/16 x 9 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of William B. O'Neal

Accession Number

1986.51.1

Artists / Makers

Guido Reni (artist) Bolognese, 1575 - 1642

Image Use

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Inscription

lower right in red-brown ink: 72

Provenance

Max Goldstein (Lugt 2824); private collection (sale, Christie's, London, 25 June 1974, no. 179); to Spencer Drummond; purchased 1975 by Professor William B. O'Neal [1907-1994], Charlottesville, VA; gift 1986 to the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

O'Neal, William B., Professor

Bibliography

1981: Denison, Cara D., and Helen B. Mules. European Drawings 1375-1825. New York, 1981: 65, under no. 39.

1992: Turner, Nicholas. "A New Drawing by Guido Reni for the Crocefissione dei Cappuccini." In Drawings: Masters and Methods, Raphael to Redon. Ed. Diana Dethloff. New York, 1992: 136.

1993: NGA O'Neal 1993, checklist p. 94.