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Inventory number: CVH 338/29
Design for a crucifix: both the cross and the base on which it is standing are given, on the left and right, in two alternative designs; in both cases, the base has a volute and foliage motif, and a cherub’s head. On the medallion in the base, there is the bust of a Mater Dolorosa, with a sword through her breast in the right-hand version, and Veronica’s Veil with the imprint of Christ’s Holy Face in the left-hand version.
Artist:
Jan-Baptist Verberckt the Elder
Dating:
unknown
Material:
Black chalk on grey paper
Dimensions:
251 x 180 mm
Marks :
Inscription at the bottom of the drawing.
Place:
Plantin-Moretus-Museum, Antwerp
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