Deposition from the cross

Title

Deposition from the cross

Draughtsman

• Italian, 16th century

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• High Renaissance

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• lead white
• Vergé paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• brush drawing
• white heightening

Geographic Reference

• Italian

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• study after a painting
• preliminary drawing for a print?

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet in der Darstellung oben mittig im Kreuz (mit der Feder in Braun): INRI

Captions Added Later

Verso Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Jesus Christ
• Joseph of Arimathea
• Nicodemus
• Mary
• Mary Magdalene
• John the Evangelist

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Johannes 19,38-40
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Markus 15,42-47
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 23,50-56

Primary

• 73D71 descent from the cross: Christ is taken down from the cross, usually by Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathaea who are standing on the ladders (both arms of Christ detached)
• 73DD6411 Mary and John close together; sometimes Mary swooning ~ crucified Christ - DD - the three crosses

Alternative Attribution

• after Giuseppe Porta inventor; by note on mount