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Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
The Descent from the Cross by Torchlight1654

Not on view
Etching depicting the descent of a pale, limp figure from a large wooden cross, surrounded by multiple figures in deep chiaroscuro, with a white shroud spread on rocky ground below
Artist or Maker
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
Northern Netherlands, 1606-1669
Title
The Descent from the Cross by Torchlight
Place Made
Holland
Date Made
1654
Medium
Etching and drypoint
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 3/8 × 6 3/8 in. (21.27 × 16.19 cm) Image: 8 3/8 × 6 3/8 in. (21.27 × 16.19 cm)
Credit Line
Art Museum Council Fund
Accession Number
M.62.3.3
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Curatorial Notes
New Hollstein 286, state i/iv
Selected Bibliography
  • Magaloni, Diana, Michael Govan, and Miguel Fernámdez Félix, eds. Picasso & Rivera: Conversaciones a Través del Tiempo. Mexico City: Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2017.