Design for a Crucifix with the Virgin Mary, Saint Mary Magdalen, and Saint John by Polidoro da Caravaggio — Polidoro da Caravaggio. Design for a Crucifix with the Virgin Mary, Saint Mary Magdalen, and Saint John, n.d.. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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Design for a Crucifix with the Virgin Mary, Saint Mary Magdalen, and Saint John

by Polidoro da Caravaggio

Quick Overview

Artist: Polidoro da Caravaggio (Italian, Caravaggio ca. 1499–ca. 1543 Messina)
Date: n.d.
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk
Dimensions: 15 7/8 x 9 5/16 in. (40.3 x 23.6 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2003
Accession no.: 2003.372

Provenance

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