Torso of Christ on the Cross

probably c. 1616

Attributed to Guido Reni

Associated Names
Guido Reni

Artist, Bolognese, 1575 - 1642

The image depicts a partly drawn man with both arms raised, head tilted back, and gaze directed upward. The man has long hair, a beard, and is wearing a cloth around his waist. The background is plain with an aged appearance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk with white heightening; laid down

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William B. O'Neal

  • 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.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.51.1

Artwork history & notes

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

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.

Inscriptions

lower right in red-brown ink: 72

Wikidata ID

Q64536841

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