New Testament subjects
The Descent from the Cross
c.1853-76Albumen print | 28.0 x 20.4 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 850454
A photograph of a drawing by Raphael (c. 1506-07) now in the Albertina, Vienna (inv. no. 245v) depicting The Descent from the Cross. This drawing is on the verso of a sheet depicting Charity, see RCIN 850298 for a photograph of the recto.
Three drawings by Raphael related to the depiction of The Descent from the Cross survive and the drawing in the Albertina Museum bears a close resemblance with the figures depicted in the upper register of an engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi. See RCIN 850448 for the print by Raimondi. Ugo da Carpi executed a chiaroscuro woodcut of this composition in reverse and scholars agree that both prints are based on the same model, now lost. See RCINs 850449 and 850450 for the woodcut by da Carpi. See Bibliographic References for further discussion.
Creator(s)
After Raphael (1483-1520) (artist)
28.0 x 20.4 cm (sheet of paper)
- Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
Subject(s)
- Religion & Theology
- Religions and faiths
- Christianity
- Life of Christ
- Passion of Christ
- Deposition from the Cross
- Passion of Christ
- Life of Christ
- Christianity
- Religions and faiths
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Religion & Theology
Bibliographic reference(s)
Joannides 1983 : Joannides, P., 1983. The Drawings of Raphael, with a complete catalogue, Oxford p. 168, no. 142v
Raphael Invenit 1985 : G. Bernini Pezzini et al., Raphael Invenit. Stampe di Raffaello nelle Collezioni dell'Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica, Rome, 1985 pp.171-172, no. V.1-5 (entries written by Stefania Massari)
Ugo da Carpi 2009 : Ugo da Carpi, l'opera incisa : xilografie e chiaroscuri da Tiziano, Raffaello e Parmigianino / a cura di Manuela Rossi, 2009 pp. 140-141, no. 25
Shoemaker/Broun 1981 : I. Shoemaker and E. Broun. The Engravings of Marcantonio Raimondi: Spencer Museum of Art; The Ackland Art Museum, 1981 pp. 160-161, no. 50
Other number(s)
Ruland p.38 C.XVI.5
