X-radiograph(s) of "A Study for the Figure of Christ, from 'The Raising of the Cross'"

Identification and Creation

Object Number: Straus.8756
People: Artist of original: Attributed to Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish (Siegen, Westphalia 1577 - 1640 Antwerp, Belgium)
Title: X-radiograph(s) of "A Study for the Figure of Christ, from 'The Raising of the Cross'"
Classification: Photographs
Work Type: photograph, x-radiograph
Date: November 21, 2012
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/351155

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, Alan Burroughs Collection of X-Radiographs
Object Number: Straus.8756
Contact: am_straus@harvard.edu
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Description: X-radiograph Description: good exposure, slightly dark

X-radiograph Operator: Penley Knipe

X-Radiograph Settings: 10 kV, 5 mA, 8 minute exposure

X-Radiograph(s) of:
Artist: Attributed to Peter Paul Rubens
Title: A Study for the Figure of Christ, from "The Raising of the Cross"
Date: 17th century, Flemish
Material Description: Black and white chalk and black wash on light tan antique laid paper, mounted overall
Owner: Harvard Art Museums
Object Number: 1943.524