Descent from the Cross
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The Descent from the Cross, or Deposition of Christ, is the scene, as depicted in art, from the Gospels' accounts of Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus taking Christ down from the cross after his cruci
Rosso Fiorentino, Descent from the Cross (1521). Oil on wood. 375 × 196 cm. Pinacoteca Comunale di Volterra, Italy
Pontormo, The Descent from the Cross (1525–1528).
Peter Paul Rubens, The Descent from the Cross (1612–1614)
Descent from the Cross, 14th century, oil on wood, Italy
Joseph of Arimathea
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Joseph of Arimathea is a Biblical figure who assumed responsibility for the burial of Jesus after his crucifixion. Three of the four canonical Gospels identify him as a member of the Sanhedrin, while
Descent from the Cross
…Descent from the Cross (Greek: Ἀποκαθήλωσις, Apokathelosis), or Deposition of Christ, is the scene, as depicted in art, from the Gospels' accounts of Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus taking Christ down from the cross after his crucifixion (John 19, John 19:38–42). The subject became popular in Byzantine art in the 9th…
Joseph of Arimathaea by James Tissot, between 1886 and 1894
Joseph of Arimathea by Pietro Perugino, detail from Lamentation over the Dead Christ
Purported tomb of Jesus (provided by Joseph) in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
William Blake's Illustration Joseph of Arimathea Among the Rocks of Albion in its second state after Blake's 1773 original, engraved circa 1809