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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La Descente de Croix canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: La Descente de Croix Context triple: [The Descent from the Cross, titleInFrench, La Descente de Croix]
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La cathédrale
"La Cathédrale" is a 1898 novel by French writer Joris-Karl Huysmans that explores Catholic mysticism and spiritual transformation through the protagonist’s immersion in the architecture and symbolism of Chartres Cathedral.
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La Conquête de Plassans
La Conquête de Plassans is a naturalist novel by Émile Zola, part of his Rougon-Macquart series, that explores political and religious intrigue in a small Provençal town during the Second Empire.
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La Curée
La Curée is a naturalist novel by Émile Zola that explores greed, corruption, and moral decay among Parisian high society during France’s Second Empire.
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Le Feu
Le Feu is a seminal anti-war novel by Henri Barbusse that vividly depicts the grim realities of French soldiers’ experiences in the trenches during World War I.
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E.
La Sablonière
La Sablonière is one of the small islets within the Les Écréhous reef and island group off the coast of Jersey in the Channel Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: La Descente de Croix Target entity description: 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.
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A.
La cathédrale
"La Cathédrale" is a 1898 novel by French writer Joris-Karl Huysmans that explores Catholic mysticism and spiritual transformation through the protagonist’s immersion in the architecture and symbolism of Chartres Cathedral.
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B.
La Conquête de Plassans
La Conquête de Plassans is a naturalist novel by Émile Zola, part of his Rougon-Macquart series, that explores political and religious intrigue in a small Provençal town during the Second Empire.
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C.
La Curée
La Curée is a naturalist novel by Émile Zola that explores greed, corruption, and moral decay among Parisian high society during France’s Second Empire.
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D.
Le Feu
Le Feu is a seminal anti-war novel by Henri Barbusse that vividly depicts the grim realities of French soldiers’ experiences in the trenches during World War I.
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E.
La Sablonière
La Sablonière is one of the small islets within the Les Écréhous reef and island group off the coast of Jersey in the Channel Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French title
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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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Subject: La Descente de Croix Description of subject: 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.
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