Design for the Base of the Silver Crucifix for the High Altar of Saint Peter's, Rome, Italy, Antonio Gentilili da Faenza, Italian, 1519 – 1609, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, black chalk on off-white laid paper; verso: black chalk, Drawing in three registers. Upper register, garlands are suspended from a large mask which is flanked by open scrolls; central register, two male nudes (slave figures in the style of Michelangelo) rest neatly within each curving concave side of the base flanking a framed central oval medallion; lower register, volutes and lion paws with the Farnese crest at center. The left half of the sheet is more finished. Verso: Figures in a tondo. Left foreground, the Madonna is shown seated supporting the dead Christ in her lap; right foreground, the Magdalene kneels beside the Madonna behind which an unidentified figure stands. Left background, the Cross is faintly suggested. Upper edge of tondo, angels' heads., Venice, Italy, 1670–72, metalwork, Drawing, Drawing
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Design, Base, Silver Crucifix, High Altar, Saint Peter's, Rome, Italy, Antonio Gentilili da Faenza, Italian, 1519 – 1609, Pen, brown ink, brush, brown wash, black chalk, off-white laid paper, verso, black chalk, Drawing, three registers, Upper register, garlands, suspended, large mask, flanked, open scrolls, central register, two male nudes, slave figures, style, Michelangelo, rest neatly within, curving concave side, base flanking, framed central oval medallion, lower register, volutes, lion paws, Farnese crest, center, left half, sheet, finished, Verso, Figures, tondo, Left foreground, Madonna, shown seated supporting, dead Christ, lap, right foreground, Magdalene kneels beside, Madonna, unidentified figure stands, Left background, Cross, faintly suggested, Upper edge, tondo, angels' heads, Venice, Italy, 1670–72, metalwork, Drawing, Drawing
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