Descent from the Cross
Jean Goujon|Marcantonio Raimondi · French|Italian
Date: ca. 1555
Medium: Alabaster with traces of gilding
Dimensions: 43 1/4 × 24 1/2 × 3 1/4 in. (109.9 × 62.2 × 8.3 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Culture: French, Paris
Themes: Christ, Cross, Descent from the Cross, Ladders, Mary Magdalene, Saint John the Evangelist, Virgin Mary
Fletcher Fund, 1929
Date range
1550 – 1560
Largest dimension
8.3 cm
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