The Descent from the Cross

From volume 23 in a bound set of 29 volumes in 26 parts.

After a painting by Daniele da Volterra for the Orsini Chapel, Trinità dei Monti, Rome, ca.1545.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Descent from the Cross
  • Artist: Sir Nicolas Dorigny (French, baptized Paris, 1658–1746 Paris)
  • Artist: After Daniele da Volterra (Daniele Ricciarelli) (Italian, Volterra 1509–1566 Rome)
  • Date: 1710
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 31 9/16 × 20 11/16 in. (80.2 × 52.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
  • Object Number: 41.71.1.22(2)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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