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The Descent from the Cross (or Entombment)

Michelangelo Buonarroti Italian

1530

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 899

The Descent from the Cross (or Entombment), Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome), Red chalk (of two different hues) — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: The Descent from the Cross (or Entombment)

Artist: Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome)

Date: 1530

Medium: Red chalk (of two different hues)

Dimensions: Sheet: 14 3/4 in. × 11 in. (37.5 × 28 cm)
Framed: 23 3/4 × 17 11/16 × 15/16 in. (60.4 × 45 × 2.4 cm)

Classification: Drawings

Credit Line: The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford inv. WA1846.88 (KP II 342)

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