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The Descent from the Cross by Torchlight
1654 (Basan impression)
Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
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A black and white print of a man's lifeless body being lowered from a cross by figures. A man in shadow in the foreground covers a stretcher in cloth
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  • Artist Name: Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
  • Title: The Descent from the Cross by Torchlight
  • Date: 1654 (Basan impression)
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: plate: 8-1/4 x 6-3/8 in. (21.0 x 16.2 cm); sheet: 8-3/4 x 6-3/4 in. (22.2 x 17.1 cm)
  • Credit Line: Norton Simon Art Foundation
  • Accession Number: M.1980.11.30.G
  • Copyright: © Norton Simon Art Foundation

Object Information

Rembrandt Etchings

  • Norton Simon Museum, 1978-08-10 to 1980
  • Campbell, Sara, Collector Without Walls: Norton Simon and His Hunt for the Best, 2010, cat. 1650 p. 431

Additional Artwork by Artist

A Nude Man Standing, Another Seated Rembrandt van Rijn c.1646 (Basan impression)
Abraham Francen, Apothecary Rembrandt van Rijn c.1657 (Basan impression)
Beggar Leaning on a Stick, Facing Left Rembrandt van Rijn c. 1630
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