Work of the Week: Lavinia Fontana, “The Dead Christ with Symbols of the Passion”

Posted on March 28, 2022 by Ena Heller, Bruce A. Beal Director, CFAM

Lavinia Fontana (Italian, 1552-1614) The Dead Christ with Symbols of the Passion, ca. 1581, Oil, tempera on panel, 14 1/4 x 10 5/8 in. Gift of the late General and Mrs. John J. Carty, in memory of her brother, Thomas Russell, 1936.30 Outside of my…

Dangerous Women, Renaissance Painters

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Ena Heller, Bruce A. Beal Director, CFAM

One of the rarest paintings in the Cornell Fine Arts Museum’s collection is Lavinia Fontana’s Dead Christ with Symbols of the Passion. Dated 1581, It is one of only 32 signed and dated (or datable) works by the artist. Lavinia…

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Work of the Week: Lavinia Fontana, “The Dead Christ with Symbols of the Passion”

Dangerous Women, Renaissance Painters

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