This drawing depicts Christ lying dead, with his torso leaned against the knees of the seated Virgin, who takes the Saviour’s hand in her left.
The attribution to Herrera the Younger appears difficult to acknowledge. The drawing may not even be considered Spanish but rather Flemish.
Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., Catálogo de Dibujos. Vol. I. Dibujos españoles siglos XV-XVII, Madrid, Museo del Prado, 1972, p.141
Collection de M.Paul Lefort. Dessins Anciens...Eaux-Fortes, [s.n], París, 1869, pp. nº 126.
Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., Catálogo de Dibujos. Vol. I. Dibujos españoles siglos XV-XVII, Museo del Prado, Madrid, 1972, pp. 141.
Inv. Legado Pedro Fernández Durán, 1931. Núm. 1411.
59.
Inscribed in pen and ink.
Front, upper left corner
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