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Descent from the Cross

Hans Baldung

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white image of a man being lowered from a cross. The man on the cross has a crown of thorns on his head and a large wound on his side. He is being held by two men, one on a ladder and one below. A woman kneels at the base of the cross to the left, looking up. There is a skull on the ground. The background shows a landscape with buildings.

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592 × 893 px
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