The Deposition of Christ

Etching, 1610 – 1630 circa.

After Caravaggio's painting in Rome, Vatican Museums.

The Deposition, considered one of Caravaggio's greatest masterpieces, was commissioned by Girolamo Vittrice for his family chapel in S.  Maria in Vallicella (Chiesa Nuova) in Rome. In 1797 it was included in the group of works transferred to Paris in execution of the Treaty of Tolentino. After its return in 1817 it became part of Pius VII's Pinacoteca.

A fine impression, printed on contemporary laid paper with partial watermark (not recognizable), trimmed at the copperplate, light foxing, otherwise in excellent condition. Exceedingly rare work, undescribed.