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Passion Set: Descent from the Cross

1596–98
engraver

Jacob de Gheyn II

(Netherlandish, 1565–1629)
designer

after Karel van Mander I

(Dutch, 1548-1606)
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Culture
Netherlands, 16th century
Medium
engraving
Credit Line
Delia E. Holden Fund 1975.122.12
Catalogue raisonné
Hollstein vol. V, p. 261
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
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A vertical engraving in fine black-inked lines depicts Christ's limp body lowered from a central cross. Four men on ladders maneuver his diagonal descent. To the left, three figures gaze upward. In the lower right, Mary slumps in grief, supported by another woman. A second cross with a figure stands in the background near distant buildings. Dense cross-hatching defines the dramatic, swirling clouds and textured robes.

Passion Set: Descent from the Cross

1596–98

Jacob de Gheyn II, Karel van Mander I

(Netherlandish, 1565–1629), (Dutch, 1548-1606)
Netherlands, 16th century

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