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Preliminary Relief of Crucifixion

John Singer Sargent, 1901

Centre: the figure of Christ on the Cross; two figures of angels, on the left that of a man, and on the right that of a woman, bound to the Cross by a thong round their waists. Part of three gifts and four bequests to five museums by Robert Ross through the Art Fund between 1912 and 1919.

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Title of artwork, date

Preliminary Relief of Crucifixion, 1901

Date supported

1919

Medium and material

Bronze

Dimensions

112 x 77 cm

Gifted by

Estate of Robert Ross

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