Descent from the Cross by Torchlight

Artist Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606 - 1669)

Date1654

MediumEtching and drypoint

DimensionsPlatemark: 8 1/4 × 6 7/16 in. (21 × 16.3 cm) Sheet: 8 7/8 × 6 3/4 in. (22.5 × 17.2 cm) Framed: 18 1/4 × 20 1/4 × 5/8 in. (46.4 × 51.4 × 1.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Karen and Robert Hoehn

CultureDutch

MarkingsCharles M. Lea collector's stamp

Catalogue raisonnéBartsch 83

Object numberPC2004.01.15

ClassificationsPrint Collection

DescriptionIn the background, Christ's body is lowered from the cross with a cloth, dramatically illuminated by the torchlight being held aloft by one of the men. In the foreground, a huddled figure prepares the stretcher by which to carry his body away.

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