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The Virgin supporting the Body of Christ

The Virgin supporting the Body of Christ
(c. 1490)

Medium
woodcut
Measurements
11.4 × 7.6 cm (image) 11.9 × 8.1 cm (sheet)
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Not in Bartsch. Lehrs VII, 353, i; Passavant II, 290, i; Hollstein vol. XII, p. 139
Inscription
printed in ink (in image) l.l.: f
inscriebd in red chalk on reverse u.r.: 14/
inscribed in pencil l.l.: 673/x3-
Accession Number
337-5
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1959
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Emotions and Mental States Human Figures Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific)
Blessed Virgin Mary (Christian character) crests (motifs) crosses (motifs) Descent from the Cross (New Testament narrative) halos (glories) Jesus Christ (Christian character) linearity (form concept) suffering