The Descent from the Cross

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Beckmann Max - The Descent from the Cross
Number:016130
Title:The Descent from the Cross
Artist: Beckmann, Max (1884-1950)
Museum: © Museum of Modern Art, New York
Method: Oil on canvas
Created: 1917
School: Germany
Category: Bible
Mythology, Allegory and Literature
Trend in art: Expressionism
Keywords: Bible, New Testament, Mary Magdalene, Mary, Christianity, Jesus, Passion, Descent from the cross, Deposition, Crucifixion, Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus, The body of Christ, John, Mourning, Calvary, Dead Christ, Deposition from the Cross