Christ Holding the Cross, after Michelangelo's Statue in Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome

Engraved by Nicolas Beatrizet French
After sculpture by Michelangelo Buonarroti Italian
ca. 1540–77
Not on view

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  • Title: Christ Holding the Cross, after Michelangelo's Statue in Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome
  • Artist: Engraved by Nicolas Beatrizet (French, Lunéville 1515–ca. 1566 Rome (?))
  • Artist: After sculpture by Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome)
  • Published in: Rome
  • Date: ca. 1540–77
  • Medium: Engraving; first state
  • Dimensions: 17 1/4 x 8 7/16 in. (43.8 x 21.4 cm) trimmed to/within platemark
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Funds from various donors, 2001
  • Object Number: 2001.29
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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