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Studies for an Altarpiece with the Virgin Enthroned, Attended by Four Saints (recto); Various Figure Studies, Some Possibly for a Deposition of Christ (verso)

1530–35
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: Studies for an Altarpiece with the Virgin Enthroned, Attended by Four Saints (recto); Various Figure Studies, Some Possibly for a Deposition of Christ (verso)
  • Artist: Polidoro da Caravaggio (Italian, Caravaggio ca. 1499–ca. 1543 Messina)
  • Date: 1530–35
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, some brush and brown wash
  • Dimensions: 7-15/16 x 11-3/4 in. (20.2 x 29.8 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Walter C. Baker, 1971
  • Object Number: 1972.118.270
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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