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The Dead Christ

ArtistMantegna, Andrea
Artist Info.Italy ca. 1431-1506
Dateafter 1466
SubjectPainting
PeriodItalian Renaissance
Materialtempera on wood
Dimensions68x61 cm
CollectionItaly, Milan, Brera
Inv. No.199
Saskia No.Lif-1254
SourceGardner, Art Through the Ages, 11th ed., chapter 21, plate 50
 Hartt, Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, 4th ed., chapter 20, plate 74
 Hartt, History of Italian Renaissance Art, 4th ed., chapter 15, plate 409