Kruisafneming

1580 - 1620 · Print

May one see it?

Unknown: the museum keeps its counsel

Rijksmuseum

Amsterdam, Netherlands

The owner is known. Whether it is on view today, the museum does not say, and we were not trained to guess.

Source: The museum's own collection data

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About the work

In the museum's own words — in Dutch

Christus wordt het kruis afgenomen door Jozef van Arimatea. Naast hem de drie Maria's. De maagd Maria is flauw gevallen. Tegen het kruis staan twee ladders. De prent heeft een Latijns onderschrift.

Rijksmuseum

Particulars

Accession number: RP-P-H-H-1225

What it shows

Descent from the cross: Christ is taken down from the cross, usually by Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathaea who are standing on the ladders (both arms of Christ detached)

Sources

Rijksmuseum: the museum's own open data · fetched 6 days ago
Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain

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