Deposition of Christ, ca. 1525

Title

Deposition of Christ

Painter

• Dutch Master around 1525

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Renaissance

Object Type

• painting (artwork)

Physical Description

Oil on wood, transferred to canvas

Material

• wood

Technique

• oil

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Unbezeichnet

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Old Masters 1300 - 1800

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1818 from Nic. Grossi

Genre

• Biblical portrayal
• historical narration

Main Motif

• the Passion
• Jesus Christ
• Joseph of Arimathea
• Nicodemus
• Mary
• Saint John the Evangelist
• Mary Magdalene
• woman
• man
• group of people

Persons Shown

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

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 27,57-61
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Markus 15,42-47
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 23,50-55
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Johannes 19,38-42

Primary

• 73D76 Christ's entombment (possibly by angels)
• 73D721 lamentation over the dead Christ by his relatives and friends (Christ usually without crown of thorns)
• 73D7212 Christ's body supported
• 11H(JOSEPH OF ARIMATHAEA) the Jewish councillor Joseph of Arimathaea; possible attributes: Holy Grail, instruments of the Passion (e.g. three nails, crown of thorns)
• 11H(NIKODEMUS) male saints (NIKODEMUS)
• 11H(JOHN) the apostle John the Evangelist; possible attributes: book, cauldron, chalice with snake, eagle, palm, scroll
• 11HH(MARY MAGDALENE) the penitent harlot Mary Magdalene; possible attributes: book (or scroll), crown, crown of thorns, crucifix, jar of ointment, mirror, musical instrument, palm-branch, rosary, scourge

Secondary

• 25H119 cave, grotto