Deposition (Descent from the Cross)
By: Rogier van der Weyden
Date: 1435
Medium: Oil on oak panel
Size: 220 x 262 cm
Location: Museo del Prado, Madrid
Medium: Oil on oak panel
Size: 220 x 262 cm
Location: Museo del Prado, Madrid
The crucified Christ is lowered down from the cross, his lifeless body supported by saints Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus.