La Descente de Croix

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La Descente de Croix is the French title commonly used for artworks depicting the biblical scene of Christ being taken down from the cross, notably in Western Christian art.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French title
artwork title
associatedWith Christian devotional art
Roman Catholic iconography
basedOn Gospel narratives of Christ’s death
New Testament accounts of the Crucifixion
category Biblical scene in art
Christian religious art subject
commonIn Baroque art
linked to: Baroque

Early modern European painting
Renaissance art
contrastsWith Crucifixion (Christ on the cross) scene
depicts Christ being taken down from the cross
emotionalTone mourning
pathos
sorrow
followsInNarrative Crucifixion of Jesus
hasTheme Crucifixion of Jesus
Lamentation over Christ
Passion of Christ
hasVariantTitle Descente de Croix
iconographicType Deposition scene
language French
notableLanguageUsage French art historical literature
museum catalogues in French
precedesInNarrative Entombment of Christ
refersTo Deposition of Christ
Descent from the Cross
relatedConcept Good Friday
Holy Week
Stations of the Cross
religiousFunction altarpiece subject
devotional image
typicalFigures Jesus Christ
linked to: Jesus

John the Evangelist
linked to: John the Theologian

Joseph of Arimathea
Mary Magdalene
Nicodemus
Virgin Mary
usedAsTitleFor altarpieces
engravings
paintings
sculptures
usedBy French catalogues raisonnés
French museums
French-speaking art historians
usedIn Western Christian art

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The Descent from the Cross titleInFrench La Descente de Croix
La Descente de Croix hasVariantTitle Descente de Croix
linked to: La Descente de Croix
Deposito de Cruce relatedTo Descendimiento de la Cruz
linked to: La Descente de Croix