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Painting of Christ's body being lowered from a cross by figures on ladders, with a bearded man in red and mourning women in the dark scene.

The Descent from the Cross

Figures on ladders lower the dead body of Christ, draped in a white shroud, from a wooden cross against a dark sky. Below, a bearded man in red supports the body while mourning women at right gesture and watch in the dim, shadowy scene.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1650
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3087 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1650; 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

Figuras sobre escaleras bajan de la cruz de madera el cuerpo sin vida de Cristo, envuelto en una sábana blanca, contra un cielo oscuro. Abajo, un hombre barbado de rojo sostiene el cuerpo, mientras a la derecha unas mujeres en duelo gesticulan y miran en la escena tenue y sombría.

Português: A descida da cruz

Figuras sobre escadas baixam da cruz de madeira o corpo sem vida de Cristo, envolto em um lençol branco, contra um céu escuro. Abaixo, um homem barbudo de vermelho sustém o corpo, enquanto mulheres em luto à direita gesticulam e observam na cena penumbrosa.

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