The Deposition - One of four Illuminated pages from a Book of Hours
Artist
Artist Unknown
Associated
Jesus Christ
AssociatedAssociated with
The Virgin Mary
Datec. 1430 - 1450
Mediumwatercolour on vellum
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsOverall: Height: 19.3 cm, Width: 13.8 cm
Frame: Height: 40.5 cm, Width: 35.3 cm
Frame: Height: 40.5 cm, Width: 35.3 cm
AcquisitionAlexander Webster Bequest, 1921.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG004577
Keywords
This scene is set within an arched window with an elaborately decorated border around the outside. Two men take Christ down from the cross, while Mary kneels below. She is wearing blue, which symbolises heaven and is comforted by St. John. The action appears to be set in a contemporary landscape, with a castle in the background. The artist has rendered the small details of objects and expressions with great care. The border contains foliage, fruit and peacocks, which were symbols of immortality and the resurrection.
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Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus helping take the body of Christ down from the cross to the kneeling Mary from a 15th century Dutch Book of Hours
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