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The descent from the cross: second plate
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
With the aid of a cloth, a group of men carefully lower Christ’s lifeless body from the Cross. One of them is Rembrandt: the man on the ladder has his face. At the foot of the Cross lies the shroud in which Christ’s body will be wrapped. This huge print reproduces a painting that Rembrandt had made shortly before for Prince Frederick Henry.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineDe kruisafname, tweede plaat. 1633. Rembrandt van Rijn. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
