Cartoon with a Group of Soldiers for the Crucifixion of Saint Peter

Michelangelo Buonarroti Italian

1542–46

Not on view

Returned to lender

This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

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Catalogue Raisonné

Title: Cartoon with a Group of Soldiers for the Crucifixion of Saint Peter
Artist: Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome)
Date: 1542–46
Medium: Black chalk and charcoal
Dimensions: Sheet: 8 ft. 7 9/16 in. × 61 7/16 in. (263 × 156 cm)
Frame: 9 ft. 5 3/4 in. × 71 5/8 in. × 7 5/16 in. (289 × 182 × 18.6 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte, Naples 398
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints