Descent from the Cross

A painted Descent from the Cross set within a gold cross-shaped border with blue sky and clouds. Draped figures, including women in red and blue, lower the body of Christ, while two angels at the top of the cross hold a palm frond.

Artist

H. Siddons Mowbray

Date

1915-1925

Medium

oil on canvas

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

2217 × 2240 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum