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The Descent From The Cross
The Descent From The Cross

The Descent From The Cross

Artist (Dumbarton, Scotland, 1859 - 1921)
Associated
Date1897 Reworked
Mediumetching and drypoint
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsPlate Size: Height: 23.7 cm, Width: 37.7 cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1963.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG007087
About MeA reproduction of this plate was used in James Moffat's translation of the New Testament published by Hodder and Stoughton of London in 1938.
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This is the biblical scene where the body of Jesus Christ is taken down from the cross by Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus to be wrapped in spices and linen.

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