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Pale alabaster relief of the Descent from the Cross: a nude body lowered by figures on ladders, with mourners kneeling and standing around it.

Descent from the Cross

A pale carved relief shows a nude body being lowered from a cross, with ladders leaning against the beam. Mourning figures kneel and stand around it, some gesturing and one seated at the right edge, all in shallow, crowded relief against a plain ground.

Artist
Jean Goujon
Date
ca. 1555
Medium
Alabaster with traces of gilding
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
4000 × 2468 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1560).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fletcher Fund, 1929

Español: Descendimiento de la cruz, relieve en alabastro

Un relieve tallado de tono pálido muestra un cuerpo desnudo que es bajado de una cruz, con escaleras apoyadas en el travesaño. Figuras dolientes se arrodillan y se levantan alrededor, algunas con gestos, y otra sentada en el borde derecho.

Português: Descida da Cruz, relevo em alabastro

Um relevo esculpido de tom pálido mostra um corpo nu sendo descido de uma cruz, com escadas apoiadas na trave. Figuras enlutadas ajoelham-se e estão de pé ao redor, algumas gesticulando, e uma sentada na borda direita.

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