The Descent from the Cross

Gaspar de Crayer, c. 1640 - c. 1650

Altar from the Roman Catholic church at Rijsbergen. Descent from the cross, by Caspar de Crayer (1584 - 1669).

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-75
  • Dimensionssupport: height 308 cm x width 223 cm x thickness 3.5 cm, outer size: height 317.5 cm x width 232.5 cm x depth 11 cm (support incl. transport frame)
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

Identification

  • Title(s)

    The Descent from the Cross

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-75

  • Description

    De kruisafneming. Het lichaam van Christus wordt van het kruis gehaald, bij zijn voeten knielt Maria Magdalena.

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Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Gaspar de Crayer

  • Dating

    c. 1640 - c. 1650

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    • support: height 308 cm x width 223 cm x thickness 3.5 cm
    • outer size: height 317.5 cm x width 232.5 cm x depth 11 cm (support incl. transport frame)

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Acquisition and rights

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1818

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; the dealer Van Eijck, The Hague; from whom, fl. 5,500, with SK-A-74, by Willem I, King of the Netherlands, for the museum, 1818{E. Bergvelt, _Pantheon der Gouden Eeuw: Van Nationale Konst-gallerij tot Rijksmuseum van Schilderijen (1798-1896)_, Zwolle 1998, p. 401.}

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