The Descent from the Cross by Sébastien Bourdon (1650)

Painting of the dead Christ on a white shroud, surrounded by grieving mourners, a wooden cross, and two cherubs.

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The Descent from the Cross, Sébastien Bourdon (1650), National Museum in Warsaw. Via artnap.com

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The Descent from the Cross by Sébastien Bourdon, dated 1650, shows the body of Christ laid on a white cloth in the foreground while mourners gather around him. The Virgin Mary looks upward in grief beside a kneeling woman in a yellow robe, and two small cherubs sit at the lower left beneath the wooden cross. The painting is held by the National Museum in Warsaw.

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Date

1650

Medium

Painting

Museum

National Museum in Warsaw

License

Public domain