Descent from the Cross of Jesus

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New Testament event episode in the Passion of Jesus subject in Christian art

Descent from the Cross of Jesus is a central New Testament event in which Jesus’ lifeless body is removed from the cross by his followers after the Crucifixion, a scene frequently depicted in Christian art.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Deposition from the Cross 1
Descent from the Cross 1
Descent from the Cross of Christ 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf New Testament event ⓘ
episode in the Passion of Jesus ⓘ
subject in Christian art ⓘ
associatedDoctrine doctrine of the burial of Christ ⓘ
veneration of the body of Christ ⓘ
commemoratedOn Good Friday NERFINISHED ⓘ
commonArtTitle Deposition from the Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ
Deposition of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ
Descent from the Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ
depictedInArtGenre Passion of Christ art ⓘ
describedIn Gospel of John NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gospel of Luke NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gospel of Mark NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gospel of Matthew NERFINISHED ⓘ
New Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ
follows Death of Jesus on the cross ⓘ
frequentlyDepictedBy Fra Angelico NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jacopo Pontormo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Peter Paul Rubens NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rembrandt NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rogier van der Weyden NERFINISHED ⓘ
Titian NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPartOfNarrative Crucifixion of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTheologicalTheme fulfillment of Scripture ⓘ
piety toward the body of Christ ⓘ
preparation for burial ⓘ
iconographicElement Virgin Mary fainting or supported ⓘ
figures supporting Jesus’ body ⓘ
ladder leaning against the cross ⓘ
mourning women at the foot of the cross ⓘ
tools of the Crucifixion ⓘ
involvesAction removal of Jesus’ body from the cross ⓘ
involvesObject body of Jesus ⓘ
cross of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ
involvesPerson John the Apostle NERFINISHED ⓘ
Joseph of Arimathea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mary Magdalene NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mary, mother of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nicodemus NERFINISHED ⓘ
liturgicalUse subject of Good Friday meditations ⓘ
subject of Passion plays ⓘ
mainFigure Jesus Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOfDevotion Stations of the Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ
precedes Burial of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedEvent Entombment of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lamentation of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pietà NERFINISHED ⓘ
stationNumber Thirteenth Station of the Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Our Lady of Sorrows → commemorates → Descent from the Cross of Jesus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mary at the foot of the Cross
Deposition from the Cross by Benedetto Antelami → depicts → Descent from the Cross of Jesus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Descent from the Cross of Christ
The Descent from the Cross → depicts → Descent from the Cross of Jesus ⓘ
subject surface form: The Descent from the Cross (Le Sueur)
The Descent from the Cross (Rogier van der Weyden) → depicts → Descent from the Cross of Jesus ⓘ
Deposition by Raphael → iconographicTheme → Descent from the Cross of Jesus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Deposition from the Cross
The Descent from the Cross → mainSubject → Descent from the Cross of Jesus ⓘ
Rogier van der Weyden → notableWork → Descent from the Cross of Jesus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Descent from the Cross