Christ on the Cross Alessandro Algardi 1647

Christ on the Cross
Alessandro Algardi 1647
From the collection of
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Details
Title: Christ on the Cross
Creator: Alessandro Algardi
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Medium: pen and brown ink over red chalk on laid paper
Object Credit: Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Dimensions: Overall: 48.4 x 32.8 cm (19 1/16 x 12 15/16 in.)support: 56.2 x 40.9 cm (22 1/8 x 16 1/8 in.)
Classification: Drawing
Artist School: Bolognese-Roman
Artist Nationality: Italian
Artist Details: Bolognese-Roman, 1598 - 1654

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Alessandro Algardi
Jul 31, 1598 - Jun 10, 1654

Alessandro Algardi was an Italian high-Baroque sculptor active almost exclusively in Rome, where for the latter decades of his life, he was, along with Francesco Borromini and Pietro da Cortona, one of the major rivals of Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
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