The Deposition of Christ
Datec. 1470
Object PlaceVenice, Italy, Southern Europe, Europe
MediumPaint on wood panel
ClassificationsPaintings
Dimensions45 inches × 16 1/2 inches (114.3 × 41.91 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase, General Membership Fund
Object number25.35
DescriptionFive figures, two female and three male, lament Christ's death as they place His body in a tomb. The Virgin is at Christ's right, an expression of grief on her face, her right hand placed under the wound in His chest. Mary Magdalen kneels at right and kisses Christ's left hand. A male figure stands behind Christ looking upward, tears on his face. Two other male figures kneel at left.On View
On viewLocations
- Exhibition Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Level 3, European Paintings, Gallery 1
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of:
(?) Alex-Barker;
Earl of Dudley, 1892;
Thomas Brocklebank, Wateringbury Place, Kent, England
1510/1514
15th/16th Century
17th Century
1633
1500/1550
15th Century
15th Century
