Reclining Figure of Saint Holding Cross, Supported by Two Angels (Death of the Magdalene?)

Attributed to Pedro Duque Cornejo Spanish

Former Attribution Anonymous, Spanish, School of Seville, 17th century Spanish

ca. 1700–50

Not on view

For the attribution of this drawing to the sculptor Pedro Duque Cornejo, see M. García Luque, 'Dibujos de Duque Cornejo en el Álbum Jaffe (I): la colección del Metropolitan Museum of Art’, Philiostrato. Revista de Historia y Arte, no. 3, 2018, cat.no. 18.

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Title: Reclining Figure of Saint Holding Cross, Supported by Two Angels (Death of the Magdalene?)
Artist: Attributed to Pedro Duque Cornejo (Spanish, 1677–1757)
Former Attribution: Anonymous, Spanish, School of Seville, 17th century
Date: ca. 1700–50
Medium: Black chalk, reclining figure reinforced with pen and dark brown ink. On light beige paper
Dimensions: 3-15/16 x 4-15/16 in. (10.0 x 12.5 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William B. Jaffe, 1956
Object Number: 56.235.41
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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