Descent from the Cross with a Silhouette of Jerusalem in the Background
Medium
Graphite, with smudging, on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
40.8 × 28.7 cm (16 1/8 × 11 5/16 in.)
Classification
graphite
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
184084
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Franz Johann Heinrich Nadorp studied in Prague, but he spent much of his artistic life in Rome, where he founded a German artist union (Kunstverein). Known for his portraits and prints for several artist albums (Künstleralben), he was also an aspiring history painter. This sparely delineated, luminous drawing relates to an etching by the artist from the same period. Indeed, the Latin term Hebdoma Sancta in the inscription suggests he drew it in Rome during Holy Week.