This is a drawing depicting a religious scene. The composition features a large cross with figures removing a body from it using tools like ladders. Other crosses and figures in mourning or action are shown in the foreground. The background shows a detailed landscape with architectural structures. The drawing is detailed, with finely rendered figures and drapery, creating a historical atmosphere.

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The Descent from the Cross

Netherlandish 16th Century

artist after Andrea Mantegna (Paduan, c. 1431 - 1506)

16th century

Medium: etching
Classification: Print
Culture: Flemish
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line: Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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