Wilton album, folio 4d: Christ and the Women on the Staircase; Christ, at the foot of a flight of stairs, raising his hand in a gesture of blessing towards a group of women seated and standing at the top; two men in the lower right corner

Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldola) Italian

Not on view

For more information on the Wilton album see entry for 27.78.1(1-428)
An impression of a later state, probably the second, pulled when the plate had apparently cracked along the centre, had oxidized, and two holes were drilled through the top and bottom margin.
The subject of this composition is unclear; the print could also be a depiction of Christ taking leave of his Mother.

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