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Christ Falls under the Cross

1730–94
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Christ Falls under the Cross
  • Artist: Girolamo Starace (Italian, Naples ca. 1730–1794 Naples (?))
  • Date: 1730–94
  • Medium: Black chalk, stumped, pen and black ink, brush and gray wash. Framing lines in pen and black ink at top and sides of sheet
  • Dimensions: 9 1/8 x 11 3/4in. (23.1 x 29.9cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Purchase, David L. Klein Jr. Memorial Foundation Inc. Gift, 1986
  • Object Number: 1986.50
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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