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Painting of figures lowering a pale body from a cross at night, one man on a ladder, a turbaned onlooker in a dark cloak at right.

The Descent from the Cross

A dim, arched night scene in which figures lower a pale, limp body from a cross using a white cloth, with a ladder leaning against the timber. A turbaned man in a dark cloak watches from the right, while onlookers gather in shadow at the left.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1633
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2306 × 3000 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1633; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rembrandt, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: El descendimiento de la cruz

Escena nocturna y oscura, bajo un marco arqueado, en la que varias figuras bajan un cuerpo pálido y sin vida de la cruz con un paño blanco, apoyándose en una escalera. A la derecha, un hombre con turbante y capa oscura observa, mientras otros espectadores aparecen entre las sombras a la izquierda.

Português: A descida da cruz

Cena noturna e escura, sob um quadro em arco, em que figuras baixam da cruz um corpo pálido e sem vida, usando um pano branco e uma escada apoiada na madeira. À direita, um homem de turbante e capa escura observa, enquanto outros espectadores surgem nas sombras à esquerda.

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