Descent from the Cross by Torchlight (The) (H. 280, B 83)

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Descent from the Cross by Torchlight (The) (H. 280, B 83)

Artist Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)

Date1654

DimensionsOverall: 8 1/4 x 6 3/8 in. (21 x 16.2 cm)

MediumEtching and Drypoint

ClassificationPrints

Credit LineGiven in memory of Grace J. Hitchcock

Object number

1977.13

Not on View

Label TextRembrandt’s virtuoso handling of space, gesture, and composition are combined in this print to convey this moving scene of Christ being removed from the cross. Rembrandt took advantage of night to enhance the drama, as witnessed by the hand reaching up out of the darkness to support the head of the dead Christ.Exhibition HistoryTMA Rembrandt as an Etcher: Oct. 6 - Dec. 30, 1979 TMA Rembrandt: Contrast and Campare Oct..16, 1982 - Jan. 2, 1983. TMA, The Dramatic Image: Baroque Prints of the 17th Century, February 25 - July 31, 2011.

Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, Mississippi. 1989-90.

Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas. 1989-90.

Center for the Arts, Vero Beach, FL. 1989-90.

Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, Tenn. 1989-90.

Roanoke Fine Arts Museum, Roanoke, Virginia. 1989-90.