The descent from the Cross

The descent from the Cross

The descent from the Cross. Nicodemus and Joseph seen lowering the corpse of Christ from the Cross on a shroud; the holy women and St John seen next to the cross, the Virgin Mary seen fainting; some instruments of the Passion seen in the foreground, including the crown of thorns.
Engraving with contemporary colouring

Gerard de Jode

1580 (circa)

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https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1968-1018-1-335

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