Studies for an Altarpiece with the Virgin Enthroned, Attended by Four Saints (recto); Various Figure Studies, Some Possibly for a Deposition of Christ (verso) by Polidoro da Caravaggio — Polidoro da Caravaggio. Studies for an Altarpiece with the Virgin Enthroned, Attended by Four Saints (recto); Various Figure Studies, Some Possibly for a Deposition of Christ (verso), 1530–35. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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Studies for an Altarpiece with the Virgin Enthroned, Attended by Four Saints (recto); Various Figure Studies, Some Possibly for a Deposition of Christ (verso)

by Polidoro da Caravaggio

Quick Overview

Artist: Polidoro da Caravaggio (Italian, Caravaggio ca. 1499–ca. 1543 Messina)
Date: 1530–35
Medium: Pen and brown ink, some brush and brown wash
Dimensions: 7-15/16 x 11-3/4 in. (20.2 x 29.8 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Bequest of Walter C. Baker, 1971
Accession no.: 1972.118.270

Provenance

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