La Descente de Croix
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La Descente de Croix is the French title commonly used for artworks depicting the biblical scene of Christ being taken down from the cross, notably in Western Christian art.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French title
ⓘ
artwork title ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christian devotional art
ⓘ
Roman Catholic iconography ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Gospel narratives of Christ’s death
ⓘ
New Testament accounts of the Crucifixion ⓘ |
| category |
Biblical scene in art
ⓘ
Christian religious art subject ⓘ |
| commonIn |
Baroque art
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Early modern European painting ⓘ Renaissance art ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Crucifixion (Christ on the cross) scene ⓘ |
| depicts | Christ being taken down from the cross ⓘ |
| emotionalTone |
mourning
ⓘ
pathos ⓘ sorrow ⓘ |
| followsInNarrative | Crucifixion of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Crucifixion of Jesus
ⓘ
Lamentation over Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ Passion of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariantTitle | Descente de Croix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconographicType | Deposition scene ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| notableLanguageUsage |
French art historical literature
ⓘ
museum catalogues in French ⓘ |
| precedesInNarrative | Entombment of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo |
Deposition of Christ
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Descent from the Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Good Friday
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Holy Week NERFINISHED ⓘ Stations of the Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
altarpiece subject
ⓘ
devotional image ⓘ |
| typicalFigures |
Jesus Christ
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John the Evangelist NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph of Arimathea NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Magdalene NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicodemus NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgin Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAsTitleFor |
altarpieces
ⓘ
engravings ⓘ paintings ⓘ sculptures ⓘ |
| usedBy |
French catalogues raisonnés
ⓘ
French museums ⓘ French-speaking art historians ⓘ |
| usedIn | Western Christian art ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.