
Christ is seated on the lid of a plain rectangular stone sarcophagus. He is supported by an angel clothed in pink, who envelops Him in a white cloth. The background is of gold, tooled with gothic motifs. Paintings by Valencian and other Spanish masters working in the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella are less often associated with a known individual than with a fictitious name.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Dead Christ supported by an Angel, 1496
Date supported
1958
Medium and material
Oil on panel
Dimensions
22 x 17 cm
Grant
700
Total cost
900

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