Descent from the Cross
Descent from the Cross

Currently not on view

Descent from the Cross,

ca. 1450–60

Cologne Master of 1458, German, active ca. 1458
y1038

Information

Title
Descent from the Cross
Dates

ca. 1450–60

Maker
Cologne Master of 1458
Medium
Oil on canvas mounted on wood panel
Dimensions
25.5 x 24 cm (10 1/16 x 9 7/16 in.) frame: 32.6 x 30.5 x 3.6 cm (12 13/16 x 12 x 1 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Albert E. McVitty, Class of 1898
Object Number
y1038
Place Made

Europe, Cologne, Germany

Culture
German
Type
oil paintings, paintings, religious art
Subject
halos (glories), passion, religious ceremonies, stars, saints, John, cross (object), figures (representations), Christianity, Christ, Mary

M. Rambout, Cologne; Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne; A. E. McVitty; gift to Art Museum, October 1927.

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