Nun receiving communion from Christ (formerly Noli me tangere)
Nun receiving communion from Christ (formerly Noli me tangere)

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Nun receiving communion from Christ (formerly Noli me tangere)

Giulio Cesare Begni, Italian, 1579-1659
formerly attributed to Giulio Cesare Begni, Italian, 1579-1659
x1949-73

Information

Title
Nun receiving communion from Christ (formerly Noli me tangere)
Maker
Giulio Cesare Begni
Medium
Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, over graphite, on beige laid paper
Dimensions
16.9 x 13.8 cm (6 5/8 x 5 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Dan Fellows Platt, Class of 1895
Object Number
x1949-73
Inscription
Inscribed in black ink lower left, recto: Giulio Cesare Begni di Pesaro
Reference Numbers
Gibbons 47
Culture
Italian
Type
drawings
Subject
nuns, kneeling, men, figures (representations), women, Christ

formerly attributed to Giulio Cesare Begni, Italian, 1579-1659

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