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Circle of Daniel Mauch
Descent from the Crosscirca 1515

Not on view
Polychrome wood sculpture of two figures at a Latin cross: a limp, near-nude male figure on the cross being supported by a standing, robed figure on a ladder
Polychrome wood sculpture of the Descent from the Cross: a robed figure on a ladder supports a limp, nearly nude male figure being lowered from a large wooden cross, with remnants of painted flesh tones, red, and gold drapery throughout.

Circle of Daniel Mauch, Descent from the Cross, circa 1515, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. William May Garland and John Jewett Garland in memory of William May Garland, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Circle of Daniel Mauch
Germany, Swabia, Ulm, 1477-1540
Title
Descent from the Cross
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
circa 1515
Medium
Polychromed linden wood
Dimensions
70 × 45 × 10 in. (177.8 × 114.3 × 25.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. William May Garland and John Jewett Garland in memory of William May Garland
Accession Number
M.50.3
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography
  • Valentiner, W.R. Gothic and Renaissance Sculptures: in the Collection of the Los Angeles County Museum. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum, 1951.
  • Schaefer, Scott, and Peter Fusco. European Painting and Sculpture in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art: an Illustrated Summary Catalogue. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1987.
  • Great Masterpieces of Art: Inaugural Exhibit Nov. 19 to Dec. 31, the Los Angeles County Art Institute Gallery. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Art Institute, 1957.