Studies of the Dead Christ supported by an Angel, with subsidiary studies for the same composition, Poppi, ca. 1570

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Studies of the Dead Christ supported by an Angel, with subsidiary studies for the same composition, ca. 1570, Red and black chalk, sheet: 14 7/16 x 10 5/16 in. ( x cm), Drawings, Poppi (Francesco Morandini) (Italian, Poppi 1544–1597 Florence), A fine example of Poppi’s draftsmanship, these studies from a living model present three variations for the design of a dead Christ supported by an angel, and were preparatory for a panel painting of the Pietà (Cleveland, Private collection

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