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Identification and Creation

Object Number
Straus.5992
People
Artist of original: Sassetta, Italian (c. 1400-1450)
Artist of original: Also att. to Master of the Osservanza, Italian (active c. 1425 - c. 1480)
Title
X-radiograph(s) of "Christ in Limbo"
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
x-radiograph, photograph
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/345485

Physical Descriptions

Dimensions
film size: 35.6 x 20.3 cm (14 x 8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, Alan Burroughs Collection of X-Radiographs
Object Number
Straus.5992
Contact
am_straus@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
X-Radiograph Description: X-radiograph; Detail : Christ

X-Radiograph Settings: 5 ma, 25 kv, 20 sec.

Burroughs Number: 1788

X-Radiograph(s) of:
Artist: Sassetta, Italian, ca.1400-1450
Artist: Also att. to Master of the Osservanza Triptych, Italian, active ca.1430 - ca.1450
Title: Christ in Limbo
Date: ca. 1440-44
Description: Wood (cradle) 13 1/2 x 17 (34.3 x 43.2)
Owner: Harvard University Art Museums
Object Number: 1922.172

Subjects and Contexts

  • Alan Burroughs Collection of X-Radiographs

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