Who created "The Deposition from the Cross"?

The Deposition from the Cross was created by Domenico Campagnola in 1537–1550.

When was "The Deposition from the Cross" created?

This artwork was created 1537–1550.

What medium is "The Deposition from the Cross"?

The Deposition from the Cross is Pen and brown ink.

Is "The Deposition from the Cross" in the public domain?

Yes, The Deposition from the Cross is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The Deposition from the Cross

Domenico Campagnola

1537–1550

Medium

Pen and brown ink

Dimensions

14 3/4 x 9 5/16 in. (37.4 x 23.7 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, David T. Schiff Gift and Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2001

Accession Number

2001.89

Tags

MenCrossCrucifixionLaddersChrist

Art Historical Context

Domenico Campagnola's *The Deposition from the Cross (1537–1550) a pivotal moment from the Passion of Christ: the solemn removal of Jesus's body from the cross following the Crucifixion. Rendered in pen and brown ink, this measures 14 3/4 x 9 5/16 inches and exemplifies the Venetian Renaissance tradition. Campagnola, a draughtsman and print influenced by masters like Titian, employs fluid, expressive lines to convey the figures' grief and physical effort—men ascending ladders to lower the lifeless Christ, evoking deep religious emotion central to 16th-century Italian art. The medium of pen an...

About the Artist

Domenico Campagnola · 1500–1564

Domenico Campagnola (c. 1500–1564), a Venetian Renaissance painter, engraver, and pioneering draftsman, was born around 1500, likely in Venice to German parents, and became a child prodigy under the tutelage of his adoptive father, Giulio Campagnola. Apprenticed to Giulio around 1507 in Venice, he mastered painting, drawing, engraving, and woodcutting from the esteemed Paduan engraver, whose stipp...

The Deposition from the Cross

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