Descent from the Cross of Jesus

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New Testament event episode in the Passion of Jesus subject in Christian art

Descent from the Cross of Jesus is a central New Testament event in which Jesus’ lifeless body is removed from the cross by his followers after the Crucifixion, a scene frequently depicted in Christian art.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Descent from the Cross of Jesus canonical	4
Deposition from the Cross	1
Deposition from the Cross in art	1
Descent from the Cross	1
Descent from the Cross of Christ	1
Descent from the Cross relief	1
La Descendimiento de la Cruz	1
La Descensión de Cristo de la Cruz	1
Mary at the foot of the Cross	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5595659 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Descent from the Cross of Jesus
Context triple: [The Descent from the Cross (Rogier van der Weyden), depicts, Descent from the Cross of Jesus]

A. The Descent from the Cross
The Descent from the Cross is a renowned Baroque altarpiece painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting the dramatic lowering of Christ’s body from the cross.
B. The Descent from the Cross
The Descent from the Cross is a Baroque religious painting by French artist Eustache Le Sueur depicting the removal of Christ’s body from the cross.
C. The Descent from the Cross
The Descent from the Cross is a powerful early 20th-century religious painting by German Expressionist artist Max Beckmann, marked by its intense emotional drama and distorted, modernist style.
D. Christ on the Cross
Christ on the Cross is a dramatic 19th-century religious painting by Léon Bonnat depicting the crucified Jesus with intense realism and emotional gravity.
E. Christ fallen under the Cross
Christ fallen under the Cross is a Christian iconographic depiction of Jesus collapsing to the ground while bearing the cross on the way to his crucifixion, emphasizing his human suffering and burden.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Descent from the Cross of Jesus
Target entity description: Descent from the Cross of Jesus is a central New Testament event in which Jesus’ lifeless body is removed from the cross by his followers after the Crucifixion, a scene frequently depicted in Christian art.

A. The Descent from the Cross
The Descent from the Cross is a renowned Baroque altarpiece painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting the dramatic lowering of Christ’s body from the cross.
B. The Descent from the Cross
The Descent from the Cross is a Baroque religious painting by French artist Eustache Le Sueur depicting the removal of Christ’s body from the cross.
C. The Descent from the Cross
The Descent from the Cross is a powerful early 20th-century religious painting by German Expressionist artist Max Beckmann, marked by its intense emotional drama and distorted, modernist style.
D. Christ on the Cross
Christ on the Cross is a dramatic 19th-century religious painting by Léon Bonnat depicting the crucified Jesus with intense realism and emotional gravity.
E. Christ fallen under the Cross
Christ fallen under the Cross is a Christian iconographic depiction of Jesus collapsing to the ground while bearing the cross on the way to his crucifixion, emphasizing his human suffering and burden.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	New Testament event ⓘ episode in the Passion of Jesus ⓘ subject in Christian art ⓘ
associatedDoctrine	doctrine of the burial of Christ ⓘ veneration of the body of Christ ⓘ
commemoratedOn	Good Friday ⓘ
commonArtTitle	Deposition from the Cross ⓘ Deposition of Christ ⓘ linked to: Deposition from the Cross Descent from the Cross ⓘ
depictedInArtGenre	Passion of Christ art ⓘ
describedIn	Gospel of John ⓘ Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ New Testament ⓘ
follows	Death of Jesus on the cross ⓘ
frequentlyDepictedBy	Fra Angelico ⓘ Jacopo Pontormo ⓘ linked to: Jacopo da Pontormo Peter Paul Rubens ⓘ Rembrandt ⓘ linked to: Rembrandt van Rijn Rogier van der Weyden ⓘ Titian ⓘ
hasPartOfNarrative	Crucifixion of Jesus ⓘ
hasTheologicalTheme	fulfillment of Scripture ⓘ piety toward the body of Christ ⓘ preparation for burial ⓘ
iconographicElement	Virgin Mary fainting or supported ⓘ figures supporting Jesus’ body ⓘ ladder leaning against the cross ⓘ mourning women at the foot of the cross ⓘ tools of the Crucifixion ⓘ
involvesAction	removal of Jesus’ body from the cross ⓘ
involvesObject	body of Jesus ⓘ cross of Jesus ⓘ linked to: Christian cross
involvesPerson	John the Apostle ⓘ linked to: Apostle John Joseph of Arimathea ⓘ Mary Magdalene ⓘ Mary, mother of Jesus ⓘ linked to: Virgin Mary Nicodemus ⓘ
liturgicalUse	subject of Good Friday meditations ⓘ subject of Passion plays ⓘ
mainFigure	Jesus Christ ⓘ
partOfDevotion	Stations of the Cross ⓘ
precedes	Burial of Jesus ⓘ
relatedEvent	Entombment of Christ ⓘ Lamentation of Christ ⓘ Pietà ⓘ
stationNumber	Thirteenth Station of the Cross ⓘ linked to: Deposition from the Cross

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