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Painting of the Descent from the Cross: men lower Christ's white-shrouded body from a cross by ladder, with a turbaned figure at left and dark ruins under a warm sky.

Descent from the Cross

A painting of the Descent from the Cross: a white-shrouded body of Christ is lowered by men on a ladder and a cross while a robed figure in a turban stands at left. Dark, warm-lit sky, ruined architecture and onlookers fill the shadowed setting, with dramatic chiaroscuro lighting.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
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Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2690 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work is undated, so made by the creator's death in 1669; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rembrandt, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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