The Descent from the Cross
Second half of the XVI century. Wash, Pencil ground, Grey-brown ink, Pencil on paper.Not on display
This is a copy after the famous altarpiece by Federico Barocci (1535-1612) in the cathedral at Perugia, painted in 1566-69. This drawing is a fine and characteristic example of Bellini´s style of drawing.
Turner, Nicholas, From Michelangelo to Annibale Carracc: a century of Italian drawings from the Prado, Virginia, Art Services International, 2008, p.217