Descent from the Cross
Artist
Adriaen Ysenbrandt
(Flemish, ca.1500-before 1551, active in The Netherlands)
Datec. 1525
MediumOil on panel
DimensionsImage: 62 5/16 x 49 1/4 in. (158.3 x 125.1 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN199
Isenbrandt became a master in Bruges in 1510 and was singled out by early historians as the successor to Gerard David (active 1484-1523). For this reason most of the later, David-inspired works produced in Bruges are ascribed to his authorship. The Deposition was a popular subject in painting even though it is not prominently recounted in the Gospels. The conspicuous display of Christ's dead body is an appropriate subject for an altarpiece as an aid to devotion and to meditation on his sacrifice.
On View
On viewLocation
- Museum of Art, Gallery 03, Wall South
circa 1610-1620
