The Virgin Mourning the Dead Christ

1783

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This print after a painting by Guercino was executed by Aloysius Cunego with Pietro Angeletti as the intermediary draughtsman.

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Title: The Virgin Mourning the Dead Christ
Artist: Pietro Angeletti (Italian, active Rome, 1758–1786)
Artist: Aloysio Cunego (Italian, Verona 1757–1823 Rome)
Artist: After Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (Italian, Cento 1591–1666 Bologna)
Publisher: Giovanni Volpato (Italian, Bassano 1732–1803 Rome)
Date: 1783
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Mount: 21 1/16 × 15 1/8 in. (53.5 × 38.4 cm)
Sheet: 19 13/16 × 10 1/2 in. (50.3 × 26.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Object Number: 53.600.2277
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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