The dead Christ, wrapped in a shroud, after the marble statue in the Sansevero Chapel, Naples

Artist and publisher Francesco Wenzel Italian

After Giuseppe Sanmartino Italian

1840–50

Not on view

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Title: The dead Christ, wrapped in a shroud, after the marble statue in the Sansevero Chapel, Naples
Artist and publisher: Francesco Wenzel (Italian, active Naples, 1827–50)
Artist: After Giuseppe Sanmartino (Italian, 1720–1793)
Date: 1840–50
Medium: Lithograph
Dimensions: Image: 7 3/8 × 15 7/8 in. (18.7 × 40.4 cm)
Sheet: 14 13/16 × 21 3/16 in. (37.7 × 53.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Miss Harriet McDonald, 1941
Object Number: 41.91.226
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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