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The Deposition from the Cross
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The Deposition from the Cross

anonymous · 1590 - 1638 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Christ is taken down from the cross by Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus. Mary and John receive his body in their arms. In the background on the right, Christ is laid in his tomb. The print has a Latin inscription with a text from the Bible and is the eleventh print of a fourteen-print series on the Passion of Christ.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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Credit lineKruisafneming. 1590 - 1638. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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