The Descent from the Cross

Ugo da Carpi after Raphael

Associated Names
Ugo da Carpi

Artist, Italian, c. 1480 - 1532

Raphael

Artist After, Marchigian, 1483 - 1520

This is a drawing of the descent from the cross. The drawing shows several figures interacting with a large cross as they lower a body down from it. The central cross is emphasized with shading and linework. Other figures are depicted in various poses around the central action. The background contains simple landscape elements. The use of contrasting lines highlights details in the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chiaroscuro woodcut in black and brown

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Alice Clement

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 34.8 × 28.2 cm (13 11/16 × 11 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1977.5.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 22

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1984

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., February 1984.

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

Wikidata ID

Q65578430

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