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REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn: The Descent from the Cross

🖼 The Descent from the Cross, c. 1633
Oil on canvas
90 × 65 cm
Munich, Germany

A diagonal composition shows Christ's pale body lowered from the cross amid dramatic chiaroscuro and swirling movement. Rembrandt's emotional intensity and innovative lighting revolutionized religious narrative painting in Northern Europe.

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