Descent from the Cross, Painting depicts the removal of Jesus Christ's body from the cross. The scene is crowded with two unnamed men crucified with him, the three Mary's, Roman soldiers, and other men, it is unclear if the men are supposed to represent anyone in particular. Jesus is being released by his hands by a Roman soldier, while a man and a woman try to lower his body from above while another soldier holds his feet from below.

 Item — Box: 224
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s27-i0010

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Descent from the Cross, Painting depicts the removal of Jesus Christ's body from the cross. The scene is crowded with two unnamed men crucified with him, the three Mary's, Roman soldiers, and other men, it is unclear if the men are supposed to represent anyone in particular. Jesus is being released by his hands by a Roman soldier, while a man and a woman try to lower his body from above while another soldier holds his feet from below.

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Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ROMA.0010; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu

Dates

  • Creation: 1930 - 1967

Creator

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Biographical / Historical

Subjects: New Testament; Religious Scenes; Religious Figures; Passion Scenes; School: Romana; Style period: Mannerism; Work type: paintings

Full Extent

1 Items : Image Work Type: book clipping ; Image height (in.): 8.9; Image width (in.): 5in.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

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