Descent from the Cross, by Raimondi, illuminated by Georg Mack the elder

An image of Descent from the Cross. Mack, Georg the elder (Italian, 1556-1601). Raimondi, Marcantonio (Italian, 1470/82-1527/34). Engraving, hand colouring, black carbon ink on laid paper, circa 1520-circa 1571. Production Note: Illuminated by Mack, signed and dated 1571.

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Descent from the Cross. Mack, Georg the elder (Italian, 1556-1601). Raimondi, Marcantonio (Italian, 1470/82-1527/34). Engraving, hand colouring, black carbon ink on laid paper, circa 1520-circa 1571. Production Note: Illuminated by Mack, signed and dated 1571.

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Accession Number: P.4171-R
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 734 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 885.21kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1

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