Drawing - Italian school] - [ The Descent from the Cross ], s.d. Black ink and pen, black chalk, some small touches of white gouache, brown tinted laid paper 33 x 23 cm; not signed. Stuck by upper corners under passe-partout. Underlaid, completely and skilfully restored, right part, upper left corner and 3 other spots of the drawing lacking and replaced.
Christ is handed from the cross by two figures above, one of whom is removing nails from his palm, and two on ladders propped on either side of the cross. The three Marys attend the swooning Virgin below. In spite of the condition, beautiful finely executed drawing divided into squares. After an engraving of Marcantonio Raimondi after Raphael. Collection label Count Charles Vilain XIIII pasted on the passe-partout with ms. mention "Raphaël Sanzio 1483-1520 dessin 'La descente de croix'". We join , same present. and provenance : [ The descent from the Cross ], 1774. Burin after Raphael, publ. Antonio Salamanca and later Rome by Carlo Losi, 40 x 28,5 cm (large margins); engr. names. Fox., printer's crease, light central fold. Same subject as the drawing, later impression of an engr. of Marcantonio Raimondi - [ God commanding Noah to build the Ark ], s.d. Bistre ink pen, wash, laid paper 25 x 19 cm; not signed. Underlaid, rubbed, completely restored, defect. with some parts erased or replaced, etc. After an engraving of Marcantonio Raimondi or Marco Dente da Ravenna after Raphael. (3 pcs)
Drawing - Italian school] - [ The Descent from the Cross ], s.d. Black ink and pen, black chalk, some small touches of white gouache, brown tinted laid paper 33 x 23 cm; not signed. Stuck by upper corners under passe-partout. Underlaid, completely and skilfully restored, right part, upper left corner and 3 other spots of the drawing lacking and replaced.
Christ is handed from the cross by two figures above, one of whom is removing nails from his palm, and two on ladders propped on either side of the cross. The three Marys attend the swooning Virgin below. In spite of the condition, beautiful finely executed drawing divided into squares. After an engraving of Marcantonio Raimondi after Raphael. Collection label Count Charles Vilain XIIII pasted on the passe-partout with ms. mention "Raphaël Sanzio 1483-1520 dessin 'La descente de croix'". We join , same present. and provenance : [ The descent from the Cross ], 1774. Burin after Raphael, publ. Antonio Salamanca and later Rome by Carlo Losi, 40 x 28,5 cm (large margins); engr. names. Fox., printer's crease, light central fold. Same subject as the drawing, later impression of an engr. of Marcantonio Raimondi - [ God commanding Noah to build the Ark ], s.d. Bistre ink pen, wash, laid paper 25 x 19 cm; not signed. Underlaid, rubbed, completely restored, defect. with some parts erased or replaced, etc. After an engraving of Marcantonio Raimondi or Marco Dente da Ravenna after Raphael. (3 pcs)
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