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Lamentation over The Dead Christ: 566

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Lamentation over The Dead Christ

Maker(s)

Painter: Giovanni da Brescia

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Notes

History note: Late Mrs George Robert Smith, sale Christie's, 3 Feb. 1880 (134, C. Veronese), bt. Charles Butler, who gave it to his brother, John William Butler, D.D., Dean of Lincoln

Legal notes

In memory of their late father, William John Butler, D.D., Dean of Lincoln.

Measurements and weight

Depth: 6.5 cm
Height: 126.1 cm
Width: 152.4 cm
Width: 172 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1894) by Butler family

School or Style

Italian
Venetian School

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Tempera

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas
Frame Height 144.3 cm

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Tempera on canvas

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 566
Primary reference Number: 407
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024 Last processed: Friday 25 October 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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