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The Descent from the Cross by Torchlight

1654
(Dutch, 1606–1669)
Support
Cream(3) laid paper
Measurements
Sheet: 21 x 16.2 cm (8 1/4 x 6 3/8 in.)
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Catalogue raisonné
Hollstein 83 (XVIII.46)
Public Domain
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Not on view
A vertically oriented print in dense black-inked fine lines depicts figures with light skin tones lowering Christ's limp body from a wooden cross. One person leans from a ladder, supporting the body as it rests on a white shroud. Below, another person prepares a cloth-covered stretcher on a rocky ledge. A building stands in the dark background on the right. Dense hatching creates heavy shadows, contrasting with the bright central cloth.

The Descent from the Cross by Torchlight

1654

Rembrandt van Rijn

(Dutch, 1606–1669)
Netherlands

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