Christ before Pilate, by Alessandro Maganza

An image of Christ before Pilate. Maganza, Alessandro (Italian, 1556-p.1630). Black chalk (graphite?) on paper, height 216 mm, width 184 mm. Production Notes: study for altarpiece in Vienza?

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Christ before Pilate. Maganza, Alessandro (Italian, 1556-p.1630). Black chalk (graphite?) on paper, height 216 mm, width 184 mm. Production Notes: study for altarpiece in Vienza?

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Accession Number: PD.39-1964
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/27.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 874 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 789.44kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 27/1
Captured: 2011:11:04 11:31:16

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16th Century 17th Century Alessandro Maganza biblical chalk Christ Christ before Pilate Christianity drawing Easter ecce homo figures Fitz_PDP Italian Jesus Maganza Mannerism Mannerist New Testament Pilate Pontius Pilate religion religious

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