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The dead Christ: PD.25-2003

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

The dead Christ

Maker(s)

Angelico, Fra

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Notes

History note: Francesc d’Assís Galí Fabra (1880-1965), Barcelona; Pedro Succarats, Paris, his sale, 15-18 July 1938; Captain Norman Colville, M.C., by descent; the Trustees of the N.R. Colville Will Trust, from whom acquired by Private Treaty Sale, 2003

Legal notes

Bought from the Perceval Fund with contributions from the National Art-Collections Fund and Mark Fisch through Cambridge in America, 2003

Measurements and weight

Height: 355 mm
Width: 274 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (2003) by N. R. Colville Trust, trustees of the

Dating

1430s
Production date: circa AD 1432

School or Style

Italian

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( Briquet 2619-2682)

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and brown ink, brown wash, red wash with lead white on paper

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.25-2003
Primary reference Number: 98999

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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