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Painting of figures lowering a pale body from a cross at night, one man on a ladder, a turbaned onlooker in a dark cloak at right.

The Descent from the Cross

A dim, arched night scene in which figures lower a pale, limp body from a cross using a white cloth, with a ladder leaning against the timber. A turbaned man in a dark cloak watches from the right, while onlookers gather in shadow at the left.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1633
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2306 × 3000 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1633; 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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