Deposition Of Christ

This artwork is accompanied by an expertise of Prof.ssa Francesca Parrilla, Curator at the Vatican Museums in Rome.

In the expertise, available upon request, the following masters are named multiple times, precisely:
 

Michelangelo, 17 times;

Sebastiano del Piombo 15 times.

According to Prof.ssa Parrilla the painting was originated by a painting of Sebastiano del Piombo which derived from a drawing (cartonetto) of Michelangelo.

On the basis of the above Prof.ssa Parrilla and others have organized an exhibition in Rome from October 2019 to January 2020 at Palazzo Barberini called: “Michelangelo in colour” where a painting like ours appeared (painting owned by Accademia San Luca) see for details:

https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/exhibitions/rome-an-exhibition-at-palazzo-barberini-on-the-dialogue-between-michelangelo-and-his-followers-with-never-before-seen-comparisons

The above painting appeared as well in the book derived from the above exhibition, “Michelangelo a Colori” by Francesca Parrilla and Massimo Pirondini, pages 100 to 105.

As of now overall there are three known originals / replicas including ours; one in the Accademia San Luca – it came as a donation and was initially attributed to Sebastiano del Piombo - and another one in private hands sold by Christie’s in July 2017.

And the Museum’s references in the above expertise to other artworks which have common features with our painting are:
 

Accademia San Luca, Rome

Ashmolean, Oxford

Galerie du Palais Royal, Paris

Albertina Museum, Vienna.

The painting has been lightly restored as it already was in good conditions.

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