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The Descent from the Cross

  • charcoal, paper
  • 136 x 105 mm
  • Inv. 1950-V-8

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Artist

Oscar Colbrandt RKD VIAF Wikidata
Ghent 1879 - Ghent 1959
draftsmen (artists)AAT

Title The Descent from the Cross
Period 20th century
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings number reverse, lower left: 29
Collection print room
Object type charcoal drawings AAT
Inventory number 1950-V-8
Acquisition credit purchase
Colbrandt, Oscar
1950
Current whereabouts Work currently not on display
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1950-V-8
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/2231/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300055874 religious symbolism AAT
Keywords Iconclass 11D Christ Iconclass
11D3 Christ as adult Iconclass
11F the Virgin Mary Iconclass
11H(JOHN) the apostle John the Evangelist; possible attributes: book, cauldron, chalice with snake, eagle, palm, scroll Iconclass
73 New Testament Iconclass
73A (scenes from the life of) John the Baptist and Mary Iconclass
73C public life of Christ: from his baptism until the Passion Iconclass
73D71 descent from the cross: Christ is taken down from the cross, usually by Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathaea who are standing on the ladders (both arms of Christ detached) Iconclass
73D72 the mourning over the dead Christ Iconclass
73D82(CROSS) cross ~ instruments of the Passion Iconclass
School / Style Expressionist (style) AAT
Modernist AAT
Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : Tekeningen, pastels en aquarellen; Inventaris / Moniek Nagels. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 1988 (p. 8)
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