Rembrandt

Three Studies for a 'Descent from the Cross'



Rembrandt - Three Studies for a 'Descent from the Cross'



Rembrandt
Three Studies for a 'Descent from the Cross'
c. 1653-54
190 x 205 mm
Quill and reed pen in brown ink on paper
Pierpont Morgan Library, New York


Literature


Lloyd DeWitt (ed.), Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus, New Haven and London, 2011, fig. 4.1


Iconclass


73D71 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)

External links


Pierpont Morgan Library Accession number 2017.214

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