The Descent from the Cross, Gaspar de Crayer, c. 1640 - c. 1650

Identification

Title(s)

The Descent from the Cross

Object type

painting

Object number

SK-A-75

Description

De kruisafneming. Het lichaam van Christus wordt van het kruis gehaald, bij zijn voeten knielt Maria Magdalena.

Creation

Artist

painter: Gaspar de Crayer

Dating

c. 1640 - c. 1650

Material and Technique

Physical features

oil on canvas

Material

Measurements

support: height 308 cm × width 223 cm × thickness 3.5 cm
outer size: height 317.5 cm × width 232.5 cm × depth 11 cm (support incl. transport frame)

Subject

What

descent from the cross: Christ is taken down from the cross, usually by Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathaea who are standing on the ladders (both arms of Christ detached)

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

purchase 1818

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

…; the dealer Van Eijck, The Hague; from whom, fl. 5,500, with SK-A-74, by Willem I, King of the Netherlands, for the museum, 1818{E. Bergvelt, _Pantheon der Gouden Eeuw: Van Nationale Konst-gallerij tot Rijksmuseum van Schilderijen (1798-1896)_, Zwolle 1998, p. 401.}

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Documentation

All the paintings of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam : a completely illustrated catalogue, p. 181

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.6665

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