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The Descent from the Cross

ca. 1720
Not on view
The signature blue and gold mount of this drawing indicates it was owned by the French collector and connoisseur Pierre-Jean Mariette (1694–1774), who also attributed this composition to Burrini in the elegant inscription on the cartouche. According to Mariette's Abécédario Pittorico (Paris, 1851-1853, vol. 1, p . 236), the Metropolitan Museum of Art's drawing was part of a series of twelve studies for paintings on copper executed by Burrini for the "Count C.P.A.," later identified as Pirro (or Pietro) Capacelli Albergati (Bologna 1663-1735 Bologna). In addition to the present drawing, Mariette's group of four included a Birth of the Virgin, now in the Musée du Louvre, Paris (inv. 7067), an Adoration of the Shepherds, and a Presentation in the Temple, both now in the Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt (AE 1252 and AE 1253, respectively).
(Furio Rinaldi)

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Descent from the Cross
  • Artist: Gian Antonio Burrini (Italian, Bologna 1656–1727 Bologna)
  • Date: ca. 1720
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown and red wash, over red chalk
  • Dimensions: 16 7/16 x 11in. (41.8 x 27.9cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1961
  • Object Number: 61.123.4
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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