The Descent from the Cross
The Met
Artist: Master of the Holy Blood(Netherlandish, ca. 1520)
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on wood
Dimensions: Central panel, overall 36 x 28 1/2 in. (91.4 x 72.4 cm), painted surface 35 5/8 x 28 1/2 in. (90.5 x 72.4 cm); left panel, overall 36 x 12 3/8 in. (91.4 x 31.4 cm), painted surface 35 1/2 x 12 3/8 in.(90.2 x 31.4 cm); right panel, overall 35 7/8 x 12 5/8 in. (91.1 x 32.1 cm), painted surface 35 3/8 x 12 1/2 in. (89.9 x 31.8 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Clyde Fitch and Ferdinand Gottschalk, 1917
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A triptych: a deceased man in the center, flanked by a bearded man and a woman
Detailed Description
This black and white image displays a triptych, a three-panel painting, with each panel framed. The central panel is wider than the two side panels. The central panel depicts a scene with five figures. A pale, deceased man with visible ribs and wounds on his hands and feet is held by three individuals. He wears a loincloth. A woman with a head covering supports his head, looking at his face. To her left, a younger man with long, dark hair looks down. To her right, an older, bald, bearded man supports the deceased's upper body. In the background, a ladder leans against a dark structure, and a distant landscape with hills is visible on the left. The left panel features a bearded man wearing a tall, pointed hat. He holds a hammer in his right hand and a pair of pincers in his left. He is dressed in a dark robe. A landscape with rolling hills and trees forms the background. The right panel shows a woman with an elaborate, patterned headpiece. Her right hand is raised to her face, near her eye. She holds a richly decorated chalice or cup in her left hand. She wears a dress with puffed sleeves and a necklace. A landscape with hills and trees is visible behind her.
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