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The Virgin and Christ at the Cross with two Angels (Pieta' for Vittoria Colonna)

Michelangelo Buonarroti Italian

ca. 1546

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 899

The Virgin and Christ at the Cross with two Angels (Pieta' for Vittoria Colonna), Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome), Black chalk — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: The Virgin and Christ at the Cross with two Angels (Pieta' for Vittoria Colonna)

Artist: Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome)

Date: ca. 1546

Medium: Black chalk

Dimensions: Sheet: 11 7/16 × 7 1/2 in. (29 × 19 cm)

Classification: Drawings

Credit Line: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston (1.2.o.16)

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