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Identification and Creation

Object Number
Straus.5008
People
Artist of original: Konrad Witz, German (Rottweil, Germany born c. 1400-1410, died 1445 or 1446)
Title
X-radiograph(s) of "Pieta"
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph, x-radiograph
Date
November 12, 1938
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/344501

Physical Descriptions

Dimensions
film size: 14 x 17

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, Alan Burroughs Collection of X-Radiographs
Object Number
Straus.5008
Contact
am_straus@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
X-Radiograph Description: X-radiograph; Negative; Overall; Detail : left part; Detail : right part; Detail : Christ; X-rays and prints in extremly poor condition; Comments about examination and treatments from Arcadius Lyon enclosed

Burroughs Number: 790

X-Radiograph(s) of:
Artist: Witz, Konrad, German and Swiss, ca.1400/10-1445/6
Artist: Also att. to French School (?)
Title: Pieta
Description: Tempera and oil(?) on panel transfered to canvas, 13 1/8 x 17 1/2 in. (33.3 x 44.4 cm.)
Owner: Frick Collection, New York

Subjects and Contexts

  • Alan Burroughs Collection of X-Radiographs