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Source Description
This oil sketch depicting Christ being taken down from the cross is a study for a larger canvas commissioned for a private chapel in the monastery of Kremsmünter in Austria. Rottmayr painted many altars and ceiling frescoes in churches throughout Austria. His extremely fluid brush strokes bind the composition together. Preliminary studies like this could be used to show a patron what the final altarpiece would look like before work was begun. They were increasingly appreciated as works of art and collected during the 18th century.
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Document identity
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16411
label
The Deposition from the Cross
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drawing
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1
Source metadata
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16411
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
The Deposition from the Cross
description
This oil sketch depicting Christ being taken down from the cross is a study for a larger canvas commissioned for a private chapel in the monastery of Kremsmünter in Austria. Rottmayr painted many altars and ceiling frescoes in churches throughout Austria. His extremely fluid brush strokes bind the composition together. Preliminary studies like this could be used to show a patron what the final altarpiece would look like before work was begun. They were increasingly appreciated as works of art and collected during the 18th century.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1712 (Baroque)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
paintings
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
113
height
68.5
dimensionsRaw
44 1/2 x 26 15/16 in. (113 x 68.5 cm)
Source extras
med
oil on canvas
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4803
collection_ids
BAR
exhibition_ids
2335
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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