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| Maker(s): | Wierix, Hieronymus | | Culture: | Flemish (1553-1619)
| | Title: | The Deposition from the series The Passion of Christ
| | Date Made: | before 1619
| | Type: | Print
| | Materials: | Engraving
| | Place Made: | Europe
| | Measurements: | Mat: 18 in x 14 in; 45.7 cm x 35.6 cm; Mount: 12 5/16 in x 9 5/16 in; 31.3 cm x 23.7 cm; Sheet/Image: 3 3/8 in x 2 1/16 in; 8.6 cm x 5.2 cm
| | Narrative Inscription: | INSCRIPTIONS: recto, lwr. ctr. (printed within plate): Acceperunt ergo corpus Iesu, et ligauerunt / illud linteis cum aromatibus sicut mos / est Iudaeis sepelire. Ioan. 19. ; recto, lwr. ctr. (printed within plate): Hieronymus Wierx excud. Cum Gratia et Privilegio. Buschere. ; INSCRIPTION: verso of secondary support, upp. ctr. (pen and brown ink): 1061
| | Accession Number: | MH 2010.11.1.14
| | Credit Line: | Purchase with the Marian Hayes (Class of 1925) Art Purchase Fund
| | Museum Collection: | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description: Mary Magdalene and the Virgin Mary tend to Christ's body while St. John and St. Veronica stand behind him. In lower right corner is the crown of thorns, nails, and plyers.
Tags: Christianity; crosses; crucifixions Subjects: Engraving; Christianity Link to share this object record: https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=MH+2010.11.1.14 |
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