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Kruisafneming

Kruisafneming, Hieronymus Wierix, 1563 - before 1619

HHieronymus WierixFlemish, 1553–1619

Kruisafneming

1563 - before 1619 · Print

May one see it?

Unknown: the museum keeps its counsel

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

On the map Museum page

About the work

In the museum's own words — in Dutch

Het lichaam van Christus wordt door Nikodemus, Jozef en twee onbekende mannen van het kruis gehaald. Maria Magdalena ondersteunt de flauwvallende Maria. Op de voorgrond de nagels en de doornenkroon. In de marge een tweeregelig Bijbelcitaat uit Hand. 13 in het Latijn.

Rijksmuseum

Particulars

Accession number: RP-P-1904-92

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)Crown of thorns ~ instruments of the Passion

In the catalog

Sources

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

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