The study outlines the features of a Carrara marble sculpture of Christ deposed, present already inside the
oratory at Villa Altan-Cappello in Pramaggiore (Venice), recently found at a private residence. The culturalhistorical
context and the iconography of the work, dated back to 18th century, are analysed regarding pieces
of evidence which are stylistically and chronologically close to the work itself. Comparison with the rest of
Giuseppe Torretti’s production, with particular reference to Christ as a subject, allows to ascribe this work to
the Venetian master, possibly dated to the beginning of the third decade of 1700.
