Soldiers Sleeping at the Tomb of Christ
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Catalogue Number:
28
Artist:
Anonymous
Title:
Soldiers Sleeping at the Tomb of Christ
Work Type:
Drawing
Date:
16th Century
Culture:
Italian
Medium:
Light brown ink and gray washes on laid paper, pasted on secondary support and mount
Dimensions:
7 X 8 1/8 in.
Inscriptions & Annotations:
Recto (upper-edge to the right) annotated …cho Luini / lower edge inscribed with 16. (ink); Mount is annotated with Guilio Romano (graphite); Verso: Annotated 15 (graphite)
Condition:
Light stain at the bottom center, linear reddish marks lower right and left of the page, generally intact and stable
Credit Line:
Cornell College, Gift of Robert Sonnenschein II
Accession Year:
1951
Object Number:
1951.28
Commentary:
Not much is known about this drawing yet. It has a resemblance of the mannerist painter, Guilo Romano who frequently includes characters with dramatic torsion on their back like the figure in the center.