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The Virgin supporting the Body of Christ

MASTER F.
The Virgin supporting the Body of Christ
 (c. 1490)

Medium
woodcut

Measurements
11.4 × 7.6 cm (image) 11.9 × 8.1 cm (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1959

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Catalogue/s Raisonné
Not in Bartsch. Lehrs VII, 353, i; Passavant II, 290, i; Hollstein vol. XII, p. 139

Inscription
printed in ink (in image) l.l.: f
inscriebd in red chalk on reverse u.r.: 14/
inscribed in pencil l.l.: 673/x3-

Accession Number
337-5

Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings

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Subjects (general)
Emotions and Mental States Human Figures Religion and Mythology

Subjects (specific)
Blessed Virgin Mary (Christian character) crests (motifs) crosses (motifs) Descent from the Cross (New Testament narrative) halos (glories) Jesus Christ (Christian character) linearity (form concept) suffering

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